Overview

• Haryana ACB arrested former BDPO Puja Sharma and contractor Hira Lal in the Tigaon block probe, with Sharma on two days’ police remand and Lal in judicial custody after a Faridabad court appearance.
• Investigators allege frozen Mujeri panchayat accounts were revived in October 2020 to clear forged bills for works not executed, with suspicious flows including ₹43 lakh for winter plantation, ₹1.5 crore to Rasik Bihari Infratech, and ₹9.2 lakh credited to Sharma as commission.
• At least 10 additional suspects are named but not yet arrested, including officiating sarpanch Brahm Pal, panchayat secretary Jogender Kumar, and Sharma’s brother Lalit Mohan Sharma, as the financial trail is examined.
• In Navi Mumbai, the ACB laid a trap at the Vashi sub-registrar’s office and arrested CIDCO staffers Rahul Rangrao Kamble, Dhanaji Dattatray Kalukhe, and Mahesh Gangaram Kamothkar, plus private individual Kishor Shankarrao More, over a ₹3.5 lakh bribe settled from an initial ₹5 lakh demand.
• The Haryana case stems from a 2022 complaint and a police FIR later transferred to the ACB, while the Navi Mumbai trap followed a complainant’s RTI disclosures; both investigations continue with cases registered under relevant provisions.