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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
40 lakh, gold found in ACB officer's home at Jagatpura
Jaipur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday claimed recovering over Rs 49 lakh in unaccounted cash, including the Rs 9.35 lakh found in his car, and nearly Rs 40 lakh during a late-night raid at the house of additional SP Jogaram Meena in Jagatpura. The searches also led to seizure of gold and silver jewellery, property documents worth crores, and 85 bottles of expensive foreign liquor. ACB has indicated that while Meena has not yet been formally arrested, further action will be taken based on the findings of the ongoing investigation. The case could potentially expose deeper layers of systemic corruption within govt departments in the state. Additional DG (ACB) Smita Srivastava said the officer has been relieved from the bureau and sent back to his parent department. An FIR will be registered against Meena after a thorough investigation, Srivastava said. The investigation into Meena's conduct began after ACB's intelligence wing received inputs indicating that he was misusing his official position for corrupt practices. DIG (ACB) Rajesh Singh said, "During his posting in Jhalawar, Meena allowed govt officials and employees to engage in corrupt activities in exchange for monthly bribes and facilitation fees. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo He intimidated staff in various govt offices to extract these illegal payments on a regular basis." ACB's operation commenced Friday when Meena was intercepted at a toll plaza in Shivdaspura near Jaipur, while traveling back from Jhalawar with allegedly collected bribe money. The cash found in his vehicle was concealed in bundles and envelopes. Following the initial seizure, ACB teams conducted a raid on Meena's residence, employing cash-counting machines to tally the amounts discovered. The searches also found documentation related to multiple immovable assets, indicating that Meena may have amassed a significant portfolio through corrupt dealings. The liquor bottles found at his residence, stored without proper permits, have prompted the ACB to alert the Ramnagariya police station to act under the Excise Act. ACB officials said Meena was under surveillance for the past two months. During this time, he allegedly collected regular payments, described as "monthly cuts" and facilitation bribes, from various govt department officials in Jhalawar. Investigators are now reviewing Meena's phone call records, WhatsApp chats and financial transactions.
NDTV
17 hours ago
- NDTV
Rajasthan Cop Caught With Rs 9 Lakh Bribe In Car, Rs 30 Lakh Found In House
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has caught an additional superintendent of police for alleged bribe money of Rs 9.35 lakh, an official statement issued here on Friday said. Jagaram Meena, the accused additional superintendent of police (ASP), was coming to Jaipur from Jhalawar in a car on Friday evening. The ACB team stopped the car at Shivdaspura toll post and found Rs 9.35 lakh during search. The ASP could not answer about this money, the statement said. The ACB later searched the house of Meena in Kesar Nagar, Jagatpura. About Rs 30 lakh were found in the house. ACB Director General (DG) Dr Ravi Prakash Meharda said the Intelligence Wing received information that ASP Meena is coming to Jaipur from Jhalawar with a huge amount of bribe. Based on this input, a trap was laid to nab the accused officer. Further investigation is underway, he added.
India Gazette
17 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Rs 9.35 lakhs cash found in Jhalawar ASP Jagram Meena's vehicle: Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 28 (ANI): Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) found Rs 9.35 lakhs cash in Jhalawar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jagram Meena's vehicle at Shivdaspura Toll, Jaipur. A statement by the Rajasthan ACB said that on the orders of the Rajasthan ACB Headquarters, a vehicle of Jhalawar Additional SP Jagram Meena was checked by the ACB team at Shivdaspura Toll. Rs 9.35 Lakhs were found in his vehicle in the surprise check. More details are awaited in the case. Meanwhile, according to a press release by the Rajasthan ACB, in Sawai Madhopur, Senior Assistant of the Tehsil Office, Gangapur City, Jai Sharma and Hari Prasad, alias Sonu Advocate, were arrested red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 75,000. The press release stated that, on the orders of the Rajasthan ACB Headquarters, the ACB outpost in the Sawai Madhopur unit took action against Jai Sharma and Hariprasad alias Sonu Advocate, catching them red-handed while taking a bribe in exchange for registering the agricultural land purchased by him in the village of Chuli. In a separate case, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Delhi made headlines when it registered a case against former Delhi Health Ministers Saurabh Bhardwaj and Satyendar Jain in connection with large-scale corruption in health infrastructure projects of the Delhi government, according to an official statement from the police on Thursday. 24 hospital projects, 11 greenfields and 13 brownfields, were sanctioned at a cost of Rs 5,590 crores in 2018-19. These projects are mired in inexplicable delays and astronomical cost overruns, indicating large-scale financial embezzlement, according to a statement from the Joint Commissioner of Police, Madhur Verma. Massive irregularities, unexplained delays, and significant misappropriation of funds have been found in the construction of various hospitals, polyclinics and ICU infrastructure across the city. Substantial deviations and cost escalations, amounting to several hundred crores, were observed. Not a single project was completed within the prescribed timeline, the Head of the Anti-Corruption Branch stated. ACB registered the case after receiving approval under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act from the competent authority. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
₹9.35 lakhs cash found in Jhalawar ASP Jagram Meena's vehicle: Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau
Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) found ₹ 9.35 lakhs cash in Jhalawar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jagram Meena's vehicle at Shivdaspura Toll, Jaipur. ₹ 9.35 Lakhs were found in his vehicle in the surprise check.(Reuters/ Representational) A statement by the Rajasthan ACB said that on the orders of the Rajasthan ACB Headquarters, a vehicle of Jhalawar Additional SP Jagram Meena was checked by the ACB team at Shivdaspura Toll. ₹ 9.35 Lakhs were found in his vehicle in the surprise check. More details are awaited in the case. Meanwhile, according to a press release by the Rajasthan ACB, in Sawai Madhopur, Senior Assistant of the Tehsil Office, Gangapur City, Jai Sharma and Hari Prasad, alias Sonu Advocate, were arrested red-handed while taking a bribe of ₹ 75,000. The press release stated that, on the orders of the Rajasthan ACB Headquarters, the ACB outpost in the Sawai Madhopur unit took action against Jai Sharma and Hariprasad alias Sonu Advocate, catching them red-handed while taking a bribe in exchange for registering the agricultural land purchased by him in the village of Chuli. In a separate case, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Delhi made headlines when it registered a case against former Delhi Health Ministers Saurabh Bhardwaj and Satyendar Jain in connection with large-scale corruption in health infrastructure projects of the Delhi government, according to an official statement from the police on Thursday. 24 hospital projects, 11 greenfields and 13 brownfields, were sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 5,590 crores in 2018-19. These projects are mired in inexplicable delays and astronomical cost overruns, indicating large-scale financial embezzlement, according to a statement from the Joint Commissioner of Police, Madhur Verma. Massive irregularities, unexplained delays, and significant misappropriation of funds have been found in the construction of various hospitals, polyclinics and ICU infrastructure across the city. Substantial deviations and cost escalations, amounting to several hundred crores, were observed. Not a single project was completed within the prescribed timeline, the Head of the Anti-Corruption Branch stated. ACB registered the case after receiving approval under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act from the competent authority.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
9.35 lakh cash found in car of ACB's additional SP
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday recovered Rs 9.35 lakh in cash from the vehicle of its own additional SP, Jagram Meena, near the Shivdaspura checkpost on the outskirts of Jaipur. A team of ACB officials intercepted Meena's car around 9:30pm as it entered city limits. During the search, two separate bags containing cash were found inside the vehicle. Meena, who was recently posted with the ACB's Jhalawar unit, was attached to the Bhilwara unit just a day earlier on Thursday. He was under surveillance for the past two months for allegedly accepting kickbacks from various departments and officials. Sources in the agency told TOI that the cash appears to be bribe money. "He was travelling from Jhalawar and headed to his home in Jagatpura when we intercepted him. A separate ACB team is searching his house," said an official. As of late Friday night, Meena was being interrogated at the Shivdaspura police station. Officials stated that an FIR will be registered against him if he fails to provide a satisfactory explanation for the cash found in his possession. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cuối cùng, chơi miễn phí game chiến thuật hay nhất 2025! Sea of Conquest Phát ngay Undo "We received credible inputs suggesting Meena was extorting bribes from officials in Jhalawar, offering them protection from ACB actions," the official added. This is the second incident in recent weeks where an ACB officer has come under the scanner. Last month, Additional SP Surendra Kumar Sharma was arrested for allegedly running a corruption racket. Sharma, through his aides, was accused of collecting bribes from transport and other department officials under the promise of shielding them from ACB scrutiny.
