The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Executive Director(Projects), Gas Authority of India Ltd(GAIL); CGM, Gas Authority of India Ltd and three private persons including Director of a Vadodara(Gujarat) based private company, in an alleged bribery of Rs.50 Lakh.
A case was registered against an Executive Director(Projects), Gas Authority of India Ltd(GAIL), Noida; a private company based at Vadodara & its Director; a CGM, Gas Authority of India(GAIL); a Senior General Manager of MECON Limited; two private persons, resident of Delhi & Jhajjar(Haryana) and unknown others on the allegations that the Executive Director(Projects), GAIL in conspiracy with others was extending undue favour in connection with SAPL (Srikakulam Angul Pipeline) and VAPL(Vijaipur Auraiya Pipeline) Projects of GAIL. It was further alleged that the Director of said private company had arranged the bribe amount of Rs.50 Lakh, through two private persons. It was also alleged that the bribe of Rs.50 Lakh would be delivered to said public servant by the private person.
CBI laid trap. After delivery of the bribe by the said private person to the public servant, both were apprehended. The bribe of Rs.50 Lakh was recovered from ED(Projects). Searches were conducted at the premises of accused including at Delhi, Noida, Visakhapatnam & Vadodara which led to recovery of incriminating documents and digital evidences etc.
The arrested accused will be produced before the Competent Court.
Name of the accused:-
(i) Sh. Krishna Ballabh Singh (Shri K.B. Singh), Executive Director (Projects), Gas Authority of India Ltd.(GAIL), Noida (Arrested)
(ii) Sh. Surendra Kumar, Director M/s Advance Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd. (Arrested)
(iii) M/s Advance Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara,
(iv) Shri Davinder Singh, CGM, Gas Authority of India Ltd.(GAIL) (Arrested)
(v) Shri Sunil Kumar Sr. General Manager of MECON Limited,
(vi) Sh. Harsh Yadav, resident of Delhi(Arrested)
(vii) Sh. Suryavesh, resident of Jhajjar(Haryana) (Arrested)
(viii) Unknown Public Servants and Private Persons.
CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
(INFORMATION SECTION)
5-B, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD
NEW DELHI-110003
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