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India anti-corruption crackdown widens
Overview
The multi-state anti-corruption drive initiated in May 2026 has intensified, characterized by high-profile arrests and massive asset seizures involving engineers, police officers, and politicians.
In Rajasthan, the crackdown included the arrest of PWD Executive Engineer Krishna Avatar Gupta for bribery and the detention of former minister Mahesh Joshi and middleman Sanjay Badaya in connection with a ₹900 crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam.
Telangana has seen significant activity, including the arrest of Hyderabad Metro Water Supply General Manager Anantha Laxmi Kumar, whose assets were valued at nearly ₹100 crore. Other major cases involve Roads and Buildings Engineer-in-Chief Mohan Naik Jarupla, with market estimates of his assets reaching ₹200 crore, and Deputy Superintendent of Police Sankireddy Bheem Reddy, who was jailed after investigators uncovered wealth estimated between ₹200 crore and ₹300 crore. Additionally, a ₹1,500 crore land fraud in Cyberabad led to ten arrests.
Odisha’s Vigilance Department has expanded its operations to include various administrative and medical sectors. Recent actions include the suspension of Nuapada Revenue Assistant Mohan Bag following a viral video, and the arrest of two RTO Raurkela staff members for accepting ₹26,000 to process vehicle registrations. In Baleshwar, Revenue Inspector Sarat Kumar Sethy was arrested for accepting ₹5,000 regarding land mutation, while in Brahmapur, Chief District Agriculture Officer Byomkesh Mishra was apprehended for allegedly demanding a bribe to process a subsidy file. In Bhubaneswar, Assistant Surgeon Dr. Satyajit Behera was arrested for allegedly accepting ₹30,000 to sign work certificates for NGO employees. Investigations into disproportionate assets continue following several of these arrests.
Entities
Odisha Vigilance · Dr. Satyajit Behera · Capital Hospital · Mohan Bag · Dharmendra Kumar Behera
Timeline
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5 days ago
[CRIME] 4 sourcesDoctor arrested in Bhubaneswar for alleged ₹30,000 bribeOdisha Vigilance arrested Dr. Satyajit Behera, an Assistant Surgeon at Capital Hospital, for allegedly accepting a ₹30,000 bribe to sign work certificates for NGO employees.
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11 days ago
[CRIME] 4 sourcesOdisha Vigilance arrests two officials for briberyOdisha Vigilance officials arrested two officials, a Revenue Inspector in Baleshwar and an Agriculture Officer in Brahmapur, for allegedly accepting bribes to process land and subsidy documents.
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18 days ago
[CRIME] 4 sourcesOdisha officials suspended and arrested over bribery after viral video and sting operationOdisha officials were suspended and arrested after a viral bribery video and a vigilance sting, involving a senior revenue assistant and two RTO staff who took Rs 26,000 in bribes.
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about 1 month ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesTelangana Engineer Arrested Over Rs 150 Crore Disproportionate AssetsTelangana’s Anti‑Corruption Bureau arrested REDCO engineer Mutyam Venkata Ramana, seizing assets estimated at Rs 100‑150 crore—including flats, commercial buildings, gold and bank deposits—in a disproportionate
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about 1 month ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesJammu and Kashmir: CBI arrests engineer over PMGSY bribeThe CBI arrested a PMGSY assistant engineer in Jammu and Kashmir on July 17 after a sting showed him taking a Rs 30,000 bribe to fast‑track compensation for a resident’s house damage.
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about 1 month ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesTelangana ACB uncovers Rs 9.24 crore in assets of HMDA Chief Engineer B RavinderTelangana's ACB booked HMDA Chief Engineer B Ravinder for possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 9.24 crore, seizing properties, cash, gold, vehicles and electronics, and has produced him before a Special
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about 1 month ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha Executive Engineer Sanjay Kumar Kispatta Faces Vigilance Raids Over Disproportionate AssetsOdisha Vigilance raided seven properties linked to OCC Executive Engineer Sanjay Kumar Kispatta over alleged disproportionate assets, conducting searches under court warrants with a large enforcement team.
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about 1 month ago
[CRIME] 5 sourcesOdisha Vigilance catches two officials in separate bribery trapsOdisha Vigilance busted a junior engineer taking Rs 32,000 in an MGNREGA bribery and an assistant sub‑inspector who fled after accepting Rs 5,000 in a land‑dispute extortion, filing cases under the anti‑corrupt
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about 2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesOdisha Forest Ranger Rabindra Kumar Nayak Arrested for Disproportionate AssetsOdisha vigilance arrested forest ranger Rabindra Kumar Nayak, finding assets 372% above his income, including a four‑storey mansion, plots, cash, gold and vehicles.
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about 2 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha Mining Official Arrested in ₹2 Lakh Bribery CaseOdisha Vigilance arrested mining deputy director Satyajit Rout for allegedly taking a ₹2 lakh bribe, seizing ₹4.9 lakh cash and launching a corruption case.
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about 2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesTelangana police officer Bheem Reddy jailed over Rs 300 crore illegal assetsTelangana DSP Sankireddy Bheem Reddy was sentenced to 14‑day judicial custody after the Anti‑Corruption Bureau uncovered illegal assets worth about Rs 300 crore, including property, land, cash, gold and a diary
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about 2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesTelangana ACB arrests officials in bribery and assets casesTelangana's ACB arrested a Tahsildar for a Rs 70,000 bribe and suspended DSP Bheem Reddy for assets worth up to Rs 300 crore, seizing cash, gold and property in a statewide anti‑corruption drive.
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about 2 months ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesCBI arrests assistant garrison engineer in Himachal Pradesh over Rs 93,000 bribeIndia's CBI arrested Assistant Garrison Engineer K. K. Soni in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, after catching him demanding a Rs 93,000 bribe; about Rs 10 lakh in cash was seized.
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about 2 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesTelangana ACB uncovers assets worth over Rs 200 crore in raid on DSP Sankireddy Bheem ReddyTelangana's anti‑corruption bureau raided 16 sites linked to DSP Sankireddy Bheem Reddy, seizing assets worth over Rs 200 crore, including gold, silver, cash and property across Telangana and Karnataka.
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about 2 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha engineers arrested for Rs 42 lakh MGNREGA fraudOdisha vigilance arrested Assistant Engineer Prashant Kumar Patra and Junior Engineer Prafulla Kumar Behera for allegedly siphoning over Rs 42 lakh from MGNREGA funds through fake bills, after complaints and a‑
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2 months ago
[POLITICS] 4 sourcesOdisha Vigilance raids engineer’s assets and probes LED streetlight fund misuseOdisha Vigilance raided an engineer’s properties, seizing assets worth crores, and launched a probe into LED streetlight fund misappropriation across three districts.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesOdisha CADA Engineer Padmalochan Nayak arrested in disproportionate assets caseOdisha vigilance arrested CADA Engineer Padmalochan Nayak and seized cash, vehicles, machinery and gold after raids on seven properties in Sambalpur, Cuttack, Balasore and Malkangiri.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha junior engineer arrested over street‑light estimate briberyOdisha’s vigilance team arrested junior engineer Soma Das for demanding a 15,000‑rupee bribe on a street‑light estimate, seized the cash, and also raided an assistant executive engineer’s assets worth crores.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesKoraput Engineer Satyanarayan Sethy Exposed with 49 Plots and 14‑Acre Farmhouses in Vigilance RaidVigilance raids in Odisha seized 49 plots, 14‑acre farmhouses, gold, cash and a SUV from engineer Satyanarayan Sethy, and arrested a junior engineer for a ₹15,000 bribe.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesOdisha anti‑corruption raids lead to engineer arrest and police officer dismissalOdisha vigilance raids arrested engineer Satyanarayan Sethy, seized extensive assets, and dismissed police ASI Rajesh Kullu for bribery, highlighting a crackdown on corruption.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 4 sourcesOdisha Vigilance raids engineer and arrests police officials in anti‑corruption crackdownOdisha Vigilance raided seven sites linked to engineer Satyanarayan Sethy over disproportionate assets and arrested ASI Rajesh Kullu and Home Guard Jyoti Ranjan Behera for a Rs 100,000 bribe in Bhubaneswar.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesIndian railway engineer arrested in Silchar bribery caseCBI arrested a senior railway engineer in Silchar, Assam, for demanding a Rs 20,000 bribe on a Rs 20 lakh bill; searches are underway and he will face a Guwahati court.
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2 months ago
[CRIME] 3 sourcesMahanadi Coalfields Security Inspector Arrested in Odisha Bribery ProbeCBI arrested an MCL security inspector in Odisha for a Rs 5,000 bribe; the case follows a recent vigilance raid on a state engineer over disproportionate assets.
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2 months ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesTelangana ACB Arrests Roads Engineer Mohan Naik in ₹17.9 Crore Asset CaseTelangana ACB arrested Roads and Buildings Engineer‑in‑Chief Mohan Naik, seizing assets worth nearly ₹18 crore—including land, flats, a villa, cash and gold—and placed him in 14‑day judicial custody.
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2 months ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesTelangana Roads Engineer Mohan Naik Jarupla faces Rs 200 crore asset seizure in anti‑corruption raidsACB raids on Telangana Roads Engineer Mohan Naik Jarupla uncovered assets worth Rs 17.95 crore (market value ~Rs 200 crore) and a separate Rs 1.22 crore hawala seizure on a train.
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha Engineer Baikuntha Nath Behera Seized with Multi‑Crore Assets in Vigilance RaidOdisha Vigilance raided nine locations tied to Engineer Baikuntha Nath Behera, seizing five luxury homes, 13 plots, gold items and over ₹2 crore in cash, alleging assets far exceed his official salary.
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 8 sourcesOdisha Vigilance seizes ₹2 crore cash, five buildings from engineer Baikuntha Nath BeheraOdisha Vigilance arrested ITDA engineer Baikuntha Nath Behera, seizing over ₹2 crore cash, five multi‑storey buildings, 14 plots and gold jewellery in a disproportionate‑assets probe.
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha Vigilance arrests power lineman and education office assistant for bribe takingOdisha Vigilance arrested a power lineman and a district education office assistant for taking Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 bribes respectively, seized the cash and initiated asset searches under the Prevention of C
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 10 sourcesCyberabad police arrest two more in Rs 1,000 crore land scamCyberabad police arrested two more suspects in a Rs 1,000 crore land fraud that used fake government orders to illegally sell 10 acres of government land in Gandipet, seizing documents and tracing Rs 12 crore.
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesOdisha Vigilance arrests Assistant Civil Supplies Officer Dhumaram Murmu for Rs 15,000 bribeOdisha Vigilance arrested Assistant Civil Supplies Officer Dhumaram Murmu in Champua, Keonjhar, after catching him accept a Rs 15,000 bribe linked to paddy procurement; the amount was seized and further raidsed
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 2 sourcesTelangana High Court Grants Bail to Warangal Sub-Registrar in Anti‑Corruption CaseTelangana High Court granted bail to a Warangal Sub‑Registrar accused in an ACB probe that uncovered unauthorised document writers and ₹47,450 in unaccounted cash.
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3 months ago
[CRIME] 4 sourcesTelangana ACB arrests officials and seizes assets worth nearly ₹100 crore in HyderabadTelangana ACB arrests police for a ₹30k bribe and uncovers nearly ₹100 crore in assets from a water board official.
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3 months ago
[POLITICS] 3 sourcesOdisha Vigilance arrests junior engineer in Rs 1.36 lakh bribe stingOdisha Vigilance caught a junior engineer and associate taking a Rs 1.36 lakh bribe linked to road‑work payments, seizing the cash and launching asset searches.
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3 months ago
[POLITICS] 3 sourcesFormer Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi and Alleged Middleman Sanjay Badaya Arrested in Rs 900 crore JJM ScamRajasthan ex‑minister Mahesh Joshi and alleged JJM scam middleman Sanjay Badaya placed in custody by the ACB.
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4 months ago
[CRIME] 12 sourcesIndia's Anti-Corruption Bureau busts bribe schemes involving a PWD engineer and a municipal assistantIndia's ACB caught a Rajasthan PWD engineer and a Hyderabad municipal assistant taking bribes of ₹25,000 and ₹1 lakh respectively.
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