Eight arrested in CRPF recruitment scam

From thaindian.com
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday arrested eight people, including an inspector general of police (IGP) and a commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for their alleged role in irregularities in recruitment to the paramilitary force.
“IGP Bihar Pushkar Singh was arrested in Patna in the wee [...]

Money, muscle power on display in Sikkim Assembly polls

From the Assam Tribune
NEW DELHI, April 28 – Muscle and money power are both on abundant display in Assembly elections in Sikkim, with major political parties fielding 23 history-sheeters and 39 multi-millionaires, even though not a single woman is in the fray in the State.
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW), [...]

IPS officer Saji Mohan gets one-week police remand

From PTI
CHANDIGARH, Mar 14:IPS officer Saji Mohan, arrested for allegedly trying to sell heroin, was remanded to 7-day police custody by a local court after being brought here from Mumbai in a case of siphoning off Rs 13.81 lakh seized as ‘case property’ by Narcotics Control Bureau.
Judicial Magistrate Sumit Ghai here ordered that Mohan be [...]

Over 8500 Railway officers booked for fraudulent practices

From Daily excelsior
NEW DELHI, Mar 16: In a drive to check corruption and bring in transparency in its administration, Indian Railways has ordered departmental action against more than 8,500 officers for their alleged involvement in various fraudulent practices.
The data updated till November 2008 shows that in 25,845 drives carried out by the Vigilance Directorate of [...]

Nothing private about It

By Joginder Singh, Retd. Director CBI from Daily Excelsior
Our country has been riddled with scams and scandals almost from the beginning. There is no smoke without fire. Most corrupt, go by the maxim, that In God they trust, while all others must pay cash.
The latest conviction of a former Minister in Telecommunication Scam of [...]