New Delhi:
The CBI has booked one among its personal deputy SPs posted within the Bank Security and Frauds department in Mumbai for allegedly taking “undue benefit” from individuals probed by him, officers mentioned Thursday.
The FIR registered by the company in opposition to Meena alleges he was utilising the companies of middlemen for transacting the bribe cash via an internet of accounts and hawala channel, they mentioned.
Deputy SP BM Meena was booked for allegedly acquiring undue benefit from totally different people who have been inside the ambit of the investigation being performed by him.
The CBI follows a zero tolerance coverage to corruption and different misdemeanour, and takes motion in opposition to erring officers instantly, they mentioned.
The message from Director Praveen Sood is evident that inner vigilance is prerequisite to exterior motion, they mentioned.
The company has dismissed three officers underneath Article 311 of the Constitution with out enquiry, whereas 5 got obligatory retirement underneath the Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(J) of the Department of Personnel and Training service guidelines.
In Meena’s case, the CBI performed searches on 20 premises at Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi which led to seizure of Rs 55 lakh allegedly routed via hawala channel, an company spokesperson mentioned.
He mentioned property papers exhibiting funding of Rs 1.78 crores and e book entries exhibiting transactions price Rs 1.63 crores apart from different incriminating paperwork and articles have been additionally seized.
Recently, the federal government had “forfeited” the Union Home Minister’s medal for Excellence in Investigation awarded to CBI Inspector Rahul Raj in 2023 on the advice of the CBI, officers mentioned.
Raj was caught by the company this 12 months allegedly receiving Rs 10 lakh bribe, and was dismissed from the service, the officers mentioned.
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