CBI files chargesheet against ten accused in bribery case

New Delhi/Jalandhar, July 2, 2013:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has today filed a charge-sheet against 10 persons namely the then  Member (Staff), Railway Board, New Delhi; Mahesh Kumar ; Narayan Rao Manjunath, Managing Director of M/s G.G Tronics India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore; Sandeep Goyal r/o  Panchkula; Vijay Singla, r/o  Chandigarh; Ajay Garg r/o Chandigarh;   Rahul Yadav r/o New Delhi; Samir Sandhir r/o New Delhi; Sushil Daga r/o Faridabad; C V Venugopal, r/o Bangalore and M V Murali Krishan r/o Vijayawada, under section 120-B o the Indian Penal Code read with section 7,8 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and substantive offences thereof in the Court of Special Judge, Patiala House Courts New Delhi in  a bribery case.

A case was registered by CBI U/s 120-B of IPC and Section 7, 8 10 of PC Act, 1988 against Member(Staff), Railway Board, New Delhi; two Chandigarh based private persons; Managing Director of a Bangalore based Private Firm; a private person based in Panchkula (Haryana); two private persons of New Delhi and one private person of Faridabad(Haryana), on the basis of source information.

It is alleged in  the charge sheet that Chandigarh based private person had demanded Rs.10 crore from then Member(Staff) of Railway Board, New Delhi  for shifting him for the post of Member (Electrical) lateraly from the post of Member(Staff).  Rs.10 crore was to be delivered to Chandigarh based private person in installments viz Rs.2 crore immediately; Rs.3 crore immediately after appointment as Memebr(Electrical) and Rs.5 crore after 5-6 months. The private person of Panchkula and another private person of Chandigarh were acting as conduit. The Managing Director of Bangalore based private firm had to mobilize the bribe amount on  behalf of Member(Staff) from the S&T Manufacturer & Traders.  Initial installment of Rs.2 crore was again decided to be delivered in two installment i.e. One crore on 3.5.2013 & another one crore after 3-4 days of first delivery. The MD of Bangalore based private firm could arrange only an amount of about Rs. 90 lakh, which was to be paid to Chandigarh and Panchkula based private persons on 03.05.2013 at Chandigarh on behalf of then Member(Staff) Railway Board, New Delhi.

CBI laid a trap and both private persons of Panchkula and Chandigarh were caught having accepted the said amount of about Rs.89.68 lakh from the two associates of one private person of New Delhi (an acquaintance of Managing Director of Bangalore based private firm).

The CBI had earlier arrested then Member (Staff) Railway Board, New Delhi; Managing Director of Bangalore based private firm; his two associates , a private person(resident of Chandigarh); another private person from Panchkula (Haryana) and certain other private persons in this regard.

The public is reminded that the above findings are based on the investigation done by CBI and evidence collected by it. Under the Indian Law, the accused are presumed to be innocent till their guilt is finally established after a fair trial.