According to sources, he was caught red handed while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 10,000 in lieu of getting No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued for property tax regarding the complainant's property.
The probe agency recovered Rs 63.85 lakh in cash, along with gold bars and ornaments valued at approximately Rs 3.46 crore during searches conducted at multiple locations.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested an audit inspector, Davinder Bansal, posted in the office of Regional Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Patiala, for demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000.
The matter related to a private company was under investigation in an FIR lodged at the Cyber Police Station of Rohini, Delhi.
AK Nazeer, former BJP state secretary and national office bearer of the Minority Morcha, has leveled allegations of bribery against MT Ramesh, the state general secretary of the saffron party in Kerala.
The investigation concluded that ADM Naveen Babu's issuance of the NOC for the petrol pump at Chengalai in Kannur was legally sound. According to official sources, there were no statements or evidence suggesting that the former ADM intentionally delayed processing the file related to the NOC.
In a setback to BJP Kerala chief K Surendran, the High Court on Wednesday stayed the Kasargod sessions court order discharging Surendran and others in the Manjeswaram election bribery case.
In a huge relief to BJP Kerala President K Surendran, the Kasaragod Sessions Court on Saturday discharged him in the Manjeswaram election bribery case. Along with him, five other BJP leaders were also cleared of the charges
Surendran said attempts are being made to hush up the controversy over the alleged bribe given to a Kozhikode-based former CPI-M leader for membership in the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC).
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two officials, both of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Solan in Himachal Pradesh in a bribery case.
