Corruption Cases

China probes top military officials, including CMC vice chairman Youxia

Two senior Chinese military officials, including the highest-ranking PLA official Gen Zhang Youxia, were placed under investigation for serious violations of the ruling Communist Party's discipline and laws, the Defence Ministry here said on Saturday. Gen Zhang is the first-ranking Vice Chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high command of the Chinese military headed by President Xi Jinping. Zhang's position on the CMC makes him the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the Chinese military. The other senior official under investigation is General Liu Zhenli, a CMC member who serves as its chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department. "After deliberation by the CPC Central Committee, it was decided to initiate an investigation into Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli," the Ministry of Defence said in a brief press release. The probe against them, especially Zhang, the highest-ranking military official, has sent shockwaves through the Chinese military ...

Malaysia's ex-army chief charged with money laundering in defence scandal

Malaysia's former army chief was charged Thursday with laundering more than 2.1 million ringgit ($519,000) after investigations into alleged corruption in defence contracts. Hafizuddiean Jantan, 57, pleaded not guilty to four charges of receiving proceeds from illegal activities between 2024 and 2025 under the anti-money laundering law. He would face up to 15 years in prison and fines if convicted. His wife, Salwani Anuar, separately pleaded not guilty to laundering 77,000 ringgit ($19,000). Both were released on bail. The anti-corruption agency said Wednesday that Mohamad Nizam Jaafar, who served as defence forces chief in 2025, would face charges Friday including abuse of power and criminal breach of trust. The cases are believed to be the first brought against Malaysian chiefs of the army and defence forces - the military's most senior posts. The investigation that began last month has led to raids on firms, arrests of senior officers and the seizure of millions of ringgit linke

Thousands rally in Serbia as students vow to fight against corruption

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Serbia as university students announced a new stage in their struggle against President Aleksandar Vucic's tenure. They have led more than a year of mass demonstrations that shook his autocratic government in the Balkan country. Protesters in Novi Sad, chanting "thieves," accused the government of rampant corruption that they believe also led to a November 2024 train station disaster in the northern city that killed 16 people and triggered the nationwide movement for change. Vucic has refused to schedule an immediate early election that students have demanded. Hundreds of people have been detained, or reported losing their jobs or facing pressure for opposing the government. University students told the crowd in Novi Sad on Saturday that after last year's protests, they will now offer a plan on how to rid Serbia of corruption and restore the rule of law. They proposed banning corrupt officials from politics and investigating their wealth as ..

Delhi HC seeks CBI reply on Lalu Prasad Yadav's plea in IRCTC scam case

In October last year, the trial court framed charges against Yadav, his family and 11 other accused

Ex-Malaysia PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in 1MDB corruption case

Delivering the judgment, Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah rejected Najib's defence that the case was politically driven

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption, demand return of stolen funds

Thousands of demonstrators, including members of the Roman Catholic church clergy, protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy. Left-wing groups led a separate protest in Manila's main park with a blunt demand for all implicated government officials to immediately resign and face prosecution. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been scrambling to quell public outrage over the massive corruption blamed for substandard, defective or non-existent flood control projects across an archipelago long prone to deadly flooding and extreme weather in tropical Asia. More than 17,000 police officers were deployed in metropolitan Manila to secure the separate protests. The Malacanang presidential palace complex in Manila was in a security lockdown with key access roads and bridges blocked by anti-riot police forces, trucks and barbed wire railings. In a deeply ..

Delhi court jails 13, including ex-IAS officer, in ₹4,000-cr housing scam

A Delhi court sentenced 13 people, including a former IAS officer, to jail in the ₹4,000-crore Safdarjung housing scam, calling corruption a 'cancer' that must be dealt with firmly

ED raids multiple locations in Delhi-NCR in 'fake' call centre case

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi-NCR as part of a money laundering probe against a "fake" call centre that is alleged to have duped numerous foreigners to the tune of millions of US dollars, officials said. At least 15 premises in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram apart from those in Mumbai were raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED probe stems from multiple FIRs registered by Delhi Police against a person named Karan Verma apart from some others. Investigation found that the fraudsters were running multiple "fake" call centres located in Rohini, Paschim Vihar and Rajouri Garden areas of Delhi wherein foreign nationals were duped by fraudsters impersonating themselves as customer support of companies like Charles Schwab Financial Services, Microsoft, Apple etc. The accused also impersonated as police/investigating agency officers and "extorted" money from the victims threatening them with

ED seizes ₹100 cr in Muda land case, dummy owners linked to officials

The newly attached properties are registered under the names of housing cooperative societies and individuals who allegedly served as 'fronts' or dummy owners, the ED said

Sisodia skips summons in corruption case linked to classroom construction

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia skipped the questioning by the Delhi government's ACB in connection with a case of alleged corruption in the construction of classrooms in government schools that was to be held on Monday, official sources said. The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) had summoned AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and former PWD minister Satyendar Jain for questioning. While Jain appeared before ACB on Friday, Sisodia was supposed to appear on Monday. Jain was questioned for over five hours by the ACB. "Manish Sisodia's counsel informed us that he won't be able to come today. He will be called again," an ACB source said. According to AAP sources, Sisodia had a pre-planned engagement and was not able to appear before the ACB. His lawyer has sent a reply to the ACB, party sources said. The summons came after the ACB registered an FIR in the matter on April 30 based on allegations of financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore in the construction of over

Long stays in postings breed corruption, rotate officers: Parl panel

Long stays of officers in postings breed corruption and remedial measures should be taken to ensure that they do not stay beyond the prescribed time limit in any ministry, a parliamentary panel has said. There has been a rotational policy for all officers but it is not being implemented in toto, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice said in its 145th report, tabled in Parliament on March 27, on the Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). There are officers who are posted in potentially favourable ministries or places for over 8-9 years, especially in economic and sensitive ministries, and are continuing their stay despite heads of organisations being replaced four-five times. This trend should be assessed, it said. Instances have come to notice where officers have "manoeuvred their postings in such a way that their whole career has been in the same ministry and hen

Cash-at-door case: CBI court acquits ex-HC judge Nirmal Yadav after 17 yrs

After 17 years, a CBI court acquits ex-High Court judge Nirmal Yadav in the 2008 'cash-at-door' case, where ₹15 lakh was mistakenly delivered to another judge's home

Congress alleges ₹304.24 cr scam in Goa, calls BJP 'cabal of Mini-Adanis'

Congress leader Pawan Khera also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's anti-corruption stance, stating that his government in Goa contradicts his claims of fighting corruption

Delhi ACB files case against AAP leader Satyendar Jain in corruption case

According to Madhur Verma, Joint Commissioner of Police (ACB), Delhi Police, Satyendar Jain is accused of unfairly waiving penalties worth Rs 16 crore imposed on Bharat Electronics Limited

NAN corruption case: SC grants pre-arrest bail to former Chhattisgarh AG

The Supreme Court on Friday granted pre-arrest bail to former Chhattisgarh advocate general Satish Chandra Verma in relation to the Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked Verma to cooperate in the investigation. During the hearing, senior advocate Vivek Tankha and advocate Sumeer Sodhi, appearing for Verma, submitted that the Chhattisgarh High Court has wrongly concluded that there was a need for custodial interrogation. They submitted that no offence whatsoever was made out on the basis of allegations. Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for the state government, opposed the anticipatory bail saying there was enough material against the law officer. The Chhattisgarh government had earlier told the apex court that it would not take any coercive steps against Verma in relation to the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case and issued notice to the state government. The allegations against Verma in the FIR are that he helped NAN

MMRDA denies graft charges, accuses Systra of misrepresenting facts

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday accused French consultancy firm Systra of "misrepresenting facts" to the French government after receiving suspension and termination of contract notices, calling it "an attempt to deflect attention from contractual breaches". In a late-evening statement, MMRDA, a state planning and development agency, dismissed media reports about corruption allegations levelled by Systra as "biased and unverified." Systra had never submitted any formal representation to relevant authorities, including the chief minister of Maharashtra, before the notices were issued, it claimed. "Notably, no such allegations were ever raised before any official forum prior to these notices," MMRDA stated, adding that the allegations of graft were made only after MMRDA issued suspension and termination notices. "This clearly indicates that the allegations are an afterthought aimed at deflecting attention from their own contractual breaches," .

Guv mulls removing NYC Mayor after his 4 deputies quit amid ongoing turmoil

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she is weighing removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office after four of his top deputies announced their resignations in the latest fallout from the Justice Department's push to end his corruption case. Hochul, a Democrat, said she will convene a meeting of key leaders Tuesday in Manhattan for a conversation about the path forward." She said the departures of First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and other top officials raise serious questions about the long-term future" of Adams' administration. Adams, also a Democrat, has been under increasing scrutiny since the Justice Department's second-in-command ordered federal prosecutors in Manhattan last week to drop his corruption case to ensure his cooperation in Republican President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown raising questions about the mayor's political independence and ability to lead the city. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove wrote that the case had unduly ...

ACB registers DA case against Telangana official, finds Rs 4 cr assets

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against the Deputy Transport Commissioner, Warangal district, and found assets worth over Rs 4 crore allegedly linked to him and his family members. The case was registered against the official after he allegedly acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income by indulging in corrupt practices and dubious means during his service, an ACB release said here. As this is an offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, preliminary searches were conducted on Friday at his house and various places belonging to him and his relatives. During the searches, property documents related to houses, open plots and agricultural lands were found in the official's name and in the names of his family members. Furthermore, bank balance amount, household articles, vehicles (four wheelers-3, two-wheeler-1), gold and silver ornaments and 23 foreign liquor bottles were found. The total

Al-Qadir Trust case: Former Pak PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 yrs in prison

Ex Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were convicted for their roles in the 190 mn British Pounds Al-Qadir Trust case, involving illicit land and funds transfers linked to Bahria Town

Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits former PM Khaleda Zia in corruption case

Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case, overturning the High Court's earlier 10-year prison sentence. The verdict was delivered by a bench led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed after reviewing 79-year-old Zia's appeal against the High Court's ruling on Wednesday, the Dhaka Tribune reported. The Supreme Court acquitted Zia, the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, and all other suspects in their appeal over the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, the report added. The Appellate Division noted that the case was motivated by revenge. Zia was sentenced on February 8, 2018, by Dhaka's Special Judge Court-5 to five years of imprisonment for alleged embezzlement of government funds in the name of the Zia Orphanage Trust. The same verdict handed down 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for five other accused, including Zia's son Tarique and former chief secretary Kamal Uddin Siddiqui. Each of the accused