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India anti-corruption crackdown widens

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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 ~~conducted extensive~~ expanded its operations targeting disproportionate wealth. Notable cases include Assistant Executive Engineer Baikuntha Nath Behera, whose assets far exceeded his income, and Assistant Executive Engineer Satyanarayan Sethy, who was found to ~~hold 49 high-value land plots and multiple farmhouses. Investigations also targeted Padmalochan Nayak of the Command Area Development Authority and~~ include various ~~officials involved in MGNREGA~~ administrative and ~~LED streetlight fund irregularities. Other notable~~ medical sectors. Recent actions include the ~~CBI’s arrest~~ suspension of Nuapada Revenue Assistant Mohan Bag following a ~~railway engineer in Assam and an assistant engineer in Jammu~~ viral video, and ~~Kashmir, as well as~~ the arrest of ~~a security inspector from Mahanadi Coalfields~~ 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 ~~Odisha.~~ 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.

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