CBI books 4 personnel under corruption charges in bank fraud probe, search operations continue

The CBI has booked its four personnel for allegedly receiving a bribe to compromise on the investigation against companies accused of bank fraud, and started a search operation at its training academy in Ghaziabad and 13 other locations.

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New Delhi: CBI has booked its four personnel including two deputy superintendents of police, for allegedly receiving a bribe to compromise on the investigation against companies accused of bank fraud. These searches are being carried out in the offices and residence of four CBI officials who are under investigation in the case. Searches also being carried out inside the CBI HQ.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against its four officials including DSP, Inspector, Steno and private persons/others including advocates etc. under relevant sections of IPC and PC Act on the allegations of compromising the investigation of certain cases on extraneous pecuniary considerations.

Allegations are that officials, under the scanner, took bribe inside CBI HQ and were on the payroll of companies who are being probed by CBI for bank fraud.

The agency did not give out many details about the case in which its own personnel are under scanner for allegedly taking huge amounts of bribe from the accused companies in bank fraud cases being probed by them, they said.

Following are being probed: RK Rishi DSP, CBI Academy Ghaziabad, Sameer Kumar Singh, Stenographer, BS&FC Delhi, HQ, New Delhi, Kapil Dhankad Inspector BS&FC Delhi, HQ, Delhi, RK Sangwan DSP, SCII, HQ, New Delhi. 

Searches were conducted on Thursday (January 14) at 14 locations including Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Meerut and Kanpur at the premises of accused. 

The situation became embarrassing for the agency as it had to search premises of Rishi who is posted in the CBI Academy where the central probe agency prepares its officers for a future role. In addition, cadets from foreign countries are also trained at the state-of-the-art academy in Ghaziabad.