BRIBERY CASE: CBI registers case against 4 officials of customs and 1 DRI official
Author(s): SK VyasJalandhar, January 9, 2013: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against four officials of the Customs Department and a Deputy Director, DRI; one Representative of a Kolkata-based private firm...
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Jan 10, 2013 12:30
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Jalandhar, January 9, 2013: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against four officials of the Customs Department and a Deputy Director, DRI; one Representative of a Kolkata-based private firm in an alleged bribery case, for processing import/export-related work of a private firm based at Kolkata.
It was alleged that some officers of the Customs Department and DRI posted at Kolkata; Mumbai and Delhi and others conspired with private persons in the matter of obtaining permission of the competent authority for allowing a firm to transport consignments from Kolkata Port by Railway rake to Nepal through Jigbani (Bihar), in lieu of illegal gratification.
Searches have been conducted at the premises of accused persons at various places in Mumbai; Delhi and Punjab. Cash, property documents and other incriminating documents were recovered.
Investigation is continuing.
