New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested the executive director of the Power Grid Corporation of India and five senior Tata Projects Ltd officials on charges of bribery.
The executives were arrested on allegations of corruption in the North Eastern Regional Power System Improvement Project.
CBI arrests 6 people, including ED of Power Grid Corporation of India B S Jha, in bribery case involving Tata Projects: Officials
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 7, 2022
Power Grid’s executive director B.S. Jha was picked up Thursday and the arrested Tata employees include executive vice president V.P. Deshraj Pathak and assistant vice president R.N. Singh.
5 Tata Projects executives, including Executive VP Deshraj Pathak & Assistant VP RN Singh, arrested in Power Grid bribery case: Officials
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 7, 2022
The probe agency also conducted searches in Gurugram, Delhi and Ghaziabad.
It is alleged Jha was extending favours to the company in return for money.
The arrested will be produced in a Panchkula court later in the day.
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