Live
- GMR Airports Unveils AI-Powered Digital Twin Platform to Transform Airport Operations
- India poised to become leading maritime player: PM Modi
- Top Causes of Kidney Stones and How to Recognize Silent Symptoms
- India’s renewable energy capacity logs 14.2 pc growth at 213.7 GW
- Winter Session of Odisha Assembly adjourned sine die
- Biden calls Trump's tariff approach 'major mistake'
- After Drama Over Eknath Shinde’s Chief Minister Race, Maharashtra Cabinet Formation Faces New Tensions
- Egyptian FM, Blinken discuss recent developments in Syria
- Iran's supreme leader says Syria's developments result of US-Israeli 'plot'
- Elon Musk to Purchase $100 Million Luxury Mansion Next to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago, Report Reveals
6 excise staff in ACB net; 85,000 seized
Highlights
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials seized illegally collected cash from prohibition and excise staff on the outskirts of Srikakulam town on Monday
Srikakulam: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials seized illegally collected cash from prohibition and excise staff on the outskirts of Srikakulam town on Monday.
According to ACB Srikakulam DSP, K Ranga Raju, they received specific information and complaints over phone from owners of some wine shops in and around Palasa and Kasibugga towns in the district that enforcement wing of prohibition and excise department were forcibly collecting money every month from their shops by threatening them with dire consequences.
On Monday morning, a sub-inspector (SI), two head constables (HCs) and three constables of enforcement wing collected Rs 85,000 illegally from seven wine shop owners in and around Palasa and Kasibugga towns.
“While they were returning to Srikakulam, we caught them and seized Rs 85,000 from them following a tip-off,” the DSP explained.
Next Story
ADVERTISEMENT
