Two officials of Central Bureau of Investigation have been suspended by their agency whereas administrative action against two other senior ranking officials has been initiated for allegedly taking bribes from a bank fraud accused, sources said. All four have been named as accused in the case.
Earlier on Thursday, the CBI had conducted searches at multiple places including their own headquarters.
All 4 have been named in the FIR for receiving bribe from bank fraud accused
The Anti Corruption Unit of Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday conducted searches at the premises linked to officials of its own agency for taking bribe from the accused in a bank fraud case, sources said.
Action against four CBI officers
India Today has learnt that administrative action has been initiated against RK Rishi, a DSP rank officer posted at CBI Academy in Ghaziabad and another DSP RK Sangwan by Bureau & Ministry of Personnel whereas two officials from BSFC (Banking Security & Fraud Cell) identified as Inspector Kapil Dhankad and Steno Sameer Kumar Singh have been suspended by CBI.
The agency has alleged that these officials were ‘compromising the investigation of certain cases on extraneous pecuniary considerations’.
“It has been reliably learnt that in the case of Shree Shyam Pulp & Board Mills Pvt. Ltd. (M/s SSPBML), R.K. Sangwan, DSP, the previous investigating officer of this case, offered and paid a bribe of Rs 10 lakhs in cash on behalf of Mandeep Kaur Dhillon, Additional Director of the said company to Kapil Dhankad, Inspector. On his part, Kapil Dhankad conveyed confidential information relating to the investigation of this case to R K Sangwan, DSP with an intention to favor the accused,” reads the CBI FIR.
What are the allegations?
It has been alleged Rs 10 lakh was paid as bribe by RK Rishi, DSP on behalf of Sujay Desai and Uday Desai, directors of Frost International Pvt Ltd to Kapil Dhankad, Inspector who was seized of the issue, for extending favors to the company.
“R.K. Rishi, DSP received Rs. 15 lakhs twice through two advocates Manohar Malik and Arvind Gupta (having office in Defence Colony) to extend favors to a Chandigarh-based company against which a corruption case was being investigated by CBI. In this matter, Kapil Dhankad twice received Rs.2.5 lakhs from Arvind Gupta for having brokered the deal through R.K. Rishi,” added the FIR.
Frost International is being investigated by CBI for defrauding 14 banks to the tune of over Rs 3500 crore.
According to CBI, confidential notes and directions were communicated by Sameer Kumar Singh, Steno to R.K. Sangwan and R.K. Rishi on pecuniary considerations to protect the interests of the accused.
CBI conducted multiple raids
Searches were conducted at 14 locations including Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Meerut and Kanpur at the premises of accused on Wednesday/
Apart from the headquarter, searches were also conducted at CBI Academy in Ghaziabad which has brought major embarrassment. CBI academy is used for training and preparation of future CBI officials.
India Today has learnt that the suspected officers were taking bribe from the accused in order to show leniency to big companies that were booked in a bank fraud cases.
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