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Agriculture Ministry Official Suspended for ₹1.6 Lakh Bribe by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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News18•21-09-2026, 08:33
Agriculture Ministry Official Suspended for ₹1.6 Lakh Bribe by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- •Anurag, a Marketing Officer in the Union Ministry of Agriculture, was suspended for demanding a bribe.
- •Anurag was accused of seeking ₹1.6 lakh in bribes to release subsidy amounts from warehouses in Sehore.
- •He demanded ₹1 lakh from Shivay Warehouse and ₹60,000 from Srikrishna Warehouse.
- •Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took immediate action after receiving the complaint.
- •A departmental inquiry has been ordered, sending a strong message against corruption.
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan suspended marketing officer Anurag after he was accused of demanding a bribe of ₹160,000 from private warehouse operators in Sehore district to release subsidy amounts.
Anurag demanded a bribe of ₹1 lakh from the operator of 'Shivay Warehouse' and ₹60,000 from the operator of 'Srikrishna Warehouse' while pressuring them during a checking campaign.
Along with his immediate suspension, orders for a departmental inquiry have been issued with instructions to conduct a fair investigation and submit a report for further strict legal action.
