From doctors and police officers to education officials and revenue staff, anti-corruption agencies have been actively targeting bribery cases across India. Here’s a roundup of recent high-profile arrests:
1. Rajasthan
SMS Hospital, Jaipur: Suspended neurosurgery head Dr. Manish Agrawal caught taking ₹1 lakh bribe. ACB also seized ₹4.85 lakh cash and 5 property documents.
Jodhpur: Haryana ASI Praveen of Gurugram Crime Branch arrested taking ₹3 lakh bribe in exchange for not harassing a theft suspect. Half the bribe was in dummy notes.
Private Dental Colleges: Supreme Court imposed ₹10 crore fine on colleges violating NEET-UG BDS eligibility norms. Students completing courses within 9 years were protected.
ICDS Office, Kesariya: Female supervisor Ambalika Kumari caught red-handed taking ₹4,000 bribe for approving nutrition vouchers.
2. Uttar Pradesh
Basti, Walterganj: Clerk (Deewan) arrested taking ₹15,000 bribe. SHO fled before action. Bribe linked to passing loaded soil trucks without checks.
Lucknow, PGI Police Station: Inspector Amar Prajapati arrested for demanding ₹13,000 bribe to release seized vehicle.
Ghaziabad: Female sub-inspector Priya Singh and head constable Shahid caught taking ₹50,000 bribe in a dowry harassment case to dilute charges.
3. Madhya Pradesh
Satna, Tehsil Office Rampur Baghelan: Naib Tehsildar Virendra Singh Jaisur arrested taking ₹10,000 bribe; attendant/chowkidar also involved.
Jabalpur, CGST Office: CGST Inspector Sachin Khare and Superintendent Mukesh Barman caught taking ₹4 lakh bribe from a hotelier. Original demand was ₹10 lakh.
4. Chhattisgarh
Surajpur, Jarhi Tehsil: Clerk Lokhan caught red-handed taking ₹25,000 bribe related to government services.
5. Jharkhand
Giridih, Bengabad: Circle Inspector Surendra Yadav and middleman Mukesh Kumar Yadav arrested taking ₹6,000 bribe for mutation work in land records.
6. Jammu & Kashmir
Shopian, Srinagar: Patwari Ashiq Hussain Shah arrested taking ₹25,000 bribe for favorable inheritance property transfers.
7. Odisha
Jajpur: Additional Tehsildar Pradipta Kumar Sethi arrested taking ₹30,000 bribe for land demarcation favor. Simultaneous searches recovered documents and seized bribe money.
Koraput: Senior police officer Sukma Hansdah, IIC Dasmantpur, arrested for allegedly accepting bribe to facilitate bail.
8. Uttarakhand
Haridwar: Block Education Officer Brijpal Singh Rathore and school headmaster Mukesh arrested taking ₹20,000 bribe for issuing recognition certificate for Police Modern School.
9. Delhi/National
Defence Procurement: CBI arrested Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma and intermediary Vinod Kumar after recovering ₹3 lakh in bribe and ₹2 crore in unaccounted cash. Case involves defence production deals and foreign entities.
Key Trends Observed
Bribery spans multiple sectors: healthcare, education, revenue, GST, police, and defence.
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Vigilance, and CBI remain proactive in catching officials red-handed.
Bribe amounts vary from ₹4,000 (ICDS) to ₹3 lakh (police and defence), showing systemic corruption at different levels.
Some cases involve property and cash seizures, indicating large-scale financial misconduct.
Public complaints and whistleblower reports are playing a crucial role in uncovering corruption.
This nationwide crackdown demonstrates India’s intensifying fight against corruption, exposing both petty bribery and large-scale financial fraud across government departments.
