India, Feb. 3 -- In 2020, an anonymous letter carrying corruption allegations against Agra Municipal Corporation officers linked to the Smart City project rocked the city. The letter was addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In 2024, an audio clip allegedly carrying the voice of a corporation officer asking for a Rs 2 lakh bribe went viral on social media. Earlier, in 2020, corruption worth Rs 2.82 crore came to light in the corporation's garbage collection work, in which the agency that was allotted the work collected money from house owners but did not deposit it in the corporation's account.

In 2023, there was an allegation that a corporation employee demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000 ...