2 officials booked for taking ₹15 lakh bribe from sarpanch candidate
1 month ago

2 officials booked for taking ₹15 lakh bribe from sarpanch candidate

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab vigilance bureau on Thursday booked two officials, deputed for the panchayat elections last month, for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹15 lakh. The duo had allegedly taken the bribe from a candidate for the sarpanch post, the bureau said. Gulab Singh, the sub-divisional officer, and Davinder Singh, agricultural sub-inspector, were deployed as the returning officer and assistant returning officer, respectively, during the polls, the VB said. A spokesperson of the bureau said that a complaint against the duo was lodged by Gurpreet Singh, a farmer from Mana Singh Wala village, Ghall Khurd block in Ferozepur.

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Panchkula: Former Sultanpur village sarpanch booked for embezzling ₹27.17 lakh
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Panchkula: Former Sultanpur village sarpanch booked for embezzling ₹27.17 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Police have booked the former sarpanch of Sultanpur village, Barwala, for embezzling government funds worth ₹27.17 lakh meant for developmental works. The accused has been booked under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code at the Chandimandir police station. After the embezzlement came to light in 2021-22, the deputy commissioner had marked an inquiry to the then additional …

Newly elected Gurugram sarpanch booked for assaulting law intern for ‘refusing bribe hours before vote’
2 years, 1 month ago

Newly elected Gurugram sarpanch booked for assaulting law intern for ‘refusing bribe hours before vote’

Hindustan Times  

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Sarpanch in Gujarat held for taking ₹1.5 lakh bribe
3 years, 2 months ago

Sarpanch in Gujarat held for taking ₹1.5 lakh bribe

The Hindu  

The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a sarpanch in Sabarkantha district of the State for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹1.5 lakh from a factory owner, officials said on October 8. Mukesh Parmar, the sarpanch of Bavsar group village panchayat in Himmatnagar taluka, was caught red-handed on October 7 while allegedly accepting the cash from a factory owner, …

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