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Crime
Haryana: Waqf Board Officer Arrested in ₹3 Lakh Graft Case
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 29 Oct 2026, 09:01 AM
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Three individuals, including a Waqf board officer, were taken into custody in Haryana for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹3 lakh.
A police operation in Haryana resulted in the detention of three suspects, one of whom is an officer of the state's Waqf Board. The authorities allege that the trio accepted a bribe amounting to ₹3 lakh in connection with a graft case. The investigation, which remains ongoing, led to the arrests after gathering sufficient evidence of the alleged wrongdoing. Law enforcement officials have not disclosed further details about the nature of the transaction or the identities of the other two individuals involved. The case underscores heightened scrutiny of corruption within public and quasi‑governmental bodies in the region.