Himanshu Bali, who was posted in posted in Ordnance Branch of Army’s Eastern Command, allegedly manipulated tenders in lieu of bribes from Kanpur-based defence supplier.
CBI made the revelation about accused staffer OP Rana in response to his anticipatory bail plea before Special CBI court in Chandigarh last week, which was junked Thursday.
The action came after a Punjab tax official alleged that O.P. Rana, reader to vigilance bureau chief Sharad Satya Chauhan, sought a Rs 20 lakh bribe from him.
In FIR, CBI says case taken up after Directorate General of Vigilance found ‘sufficient corroborative evidence’ supporting bribery charge against officer by Aalaya Jewel Industry.
Chargesheet alleges Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma sent emails to DGCA, BCAS and MoCA, seeking blanket exemptions for exports. The emails were sent without approval from any authority.
In Union Territories, CBI has full powers of local police, says Chandigarh special court, upholding suspended DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar's October 2024 CBI arrest in Mohali.
CBI's new FIR comes year after it filed 2 cases against ex-officer, brother at centre of Shimla bribery scandal. At end of December 2024, they had 'disproportionate assets' of Rs 44.44 lakh.
Finding the complainant unreliable and the evidence incomplete, HC ruled that chain of demand, acceptance and recovery in the Rs 2,500, three-decade-old bribery case was never established.
Sub-inspector Neetu Bisht, along with 2 constables, head constable & ‘middleman’, were held Sunday. SI is said to be the mastermind of the operation carried out in west Delhi.
‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
COMMENTS