{
  "id": 2506017,
  "title": "AAP files complaint with ACB to probe ‘corruption’ in Delhi govt’s bicycle distribution scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/aap-files-complaint-with-acb-to-probe-corruption-in-delhi-govts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T05:37:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/aap-files-complaint-with-acb-to-probe-corruption-in-delhi-govts-bicycle-distribution-scheme-10844469/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has filed a formal complaint with Delhi Police's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to investigate alleged corruption in the Delhi government's bicycle distribution scheme for Class 9 girl students. The complaint was filed by Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha, who claims extensive corruption, bid-rigging, and product substitution in a Rs 90-crore tender for 1,30,000 bicycles. The tender, floated by the Directorate of Education (DoE), was awarded to Matta Sports Private Limited, a firm with no prior experience in bicycle manufacturing. The complaint alleges that the tender price was inflated, and the final contract price resulted in a loss of Rs 36.70 crore to the state exchequer. Jha requested the registration of an FIR for criminal conspiracy, cheating, and criminal misconduct by public servants, as well as a targeted investigation into the Education Minister's alleged role in the scheme.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "AAP files complaint with ACB over Delhi bicycle distribution scheme corruption.",
    "Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha alleges bid-rigging, product substitution in Rs 90 crore tender.",
    "Jha requests FIR for criminal conspiracy, cheating, and misconduct in scheme."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The AAP's complaint to the ACB suggests that the Delhi government's bicycle distribution scheme has become embroiled in allegations of corruption, potentially implicating the Education Minister and causing significant financial loss to the state.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}