Rajasthan ACB withdraws order prohibiting release of names of accused in bribery cases

Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday withdrew an earlier order that prohibited the release of information related to the identities of people accused in bribery cases.

After facing backlash and receiving fresh directives from the state government, Additional DG of the ACB, Hemant Priyadarshy withdrew the order with immediate effect.

"The order has been withdrawn," an official in the ACB said.


On Wednesday, the bureau had asked its officials not to reveal names and photos of bribery case accused and suspects until they are convicted by a court.

Soon after taking charge of the bureau, Priyadarshy issued the order, drawing flak from multiple avenues.

Opposition in the state, the BJP, targeted the Congress government over the order, questioning its intent.

BJP state president Satish Poonia tweeted a copy of the order and called the Congress "corrupt," adding that "the corrupt is with the Congress".