Mangaluru: VHP leader Sharan Pumpwell booked over social media post
Mangaluru: A case has been registered against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sharan Pumpwell based on a social media post he shared recently.
According to police, Pumpwell had shared a controversial comment originally posted by a person named Vikas. Following this, he was summoned to Kadri Police Station for questioning.
Although Sharan Pumpwell has since deleted the post, police said further action is underway. Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy confirmed that a notice has been issued asking Pumpwell to appear for investigation on Monday.
The commissioner also stated that procedures related to the bond signed by Pumpwell are being initiated as part of the ongoing probe.
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Two forest officials in ACB net for taking Rs 3.5 lakh bribe in Telangana
Hyderabad (PTI): Two forest officials were caught red-handed on Thursday for allegedly taking Rs 3.5 lakh bribe in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, the Telangana ACB said.
S Sujatha, Forest Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam and B Krishna, Deputy Range Officer of Tegada, were caught by the ACB while they demanded and accepted an illegal gratification of Rs 3.5 lakh from a complainant at the Forest Divisional office, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said in a release.
The bribe was demanded "for not registering cases against the complainant for allegedly causing damage to forest trees, while laying 2 km BT road from Pusuguppa village, Charla mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district to the Chattisgarh broder which was completed in 2025, and also not to disturb the complainant in his present and future works," it said.
The accused officers had initially demanded Rs 10 lakh bribe, and subsequently, on the request of the complainant, they reduced the bribe demand to Rs 3.5 lakh, the ACB alleged, adding that the tainted currency was recovered from the accused.
The accused officers performed their duties "improperly and dishonestly" to obtain undue advantage, the ACB said. The case is under investigation.
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