Senior agency officials said Bansal's nephew V Singla was arrested in
Chandigarh for accepting the money from one Manjunath, an alleged middleman for
railway board member (staff) Mahesh Kumar.
Kumar was arrested at the Mumbai airport soon after he arrived from Delhi. He
allegedly wanted the position as member (electrical), which
falls vacant on July 1.
falls vacant on July 1.
“The new post would have given him the power to influence advanced signalling
and telecom contracts worth Rs. 2,300 crore,” a CBI
officer, who didn't wish to be identified, said.
The deal was allegedly struck for Rs. 2-crore and
Rs. 90 lakh was the first instalment.
The railway board is the highest decision-making body of the Indian Railways.
Bansal was unavailable for comment despite repeated attempts by HT to contact
him.
Manjunath, who appeared to have “mobilised the money” on behalf of Kumar, has
also been named in the FIR along with one Sandeep Goyal.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday night arrested Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew and Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar over charges of bribery.
Kumar, who was reportedly carrying cash worth Rs 90 lakh, was arrested by CBI officials in Mumbai.
The CBI said that Kumar wanted his posting to be changed.
He had taken charge as Railway Board member on Thursday. Prior to that he was the GM, Western Railways.
According to reports, CBI officials said the money was meant for Vijay Singla, the nephew of Railway Minister Bansal in the hope of him getting his posting changed.
Singla has been arrested by the CBI and raids are being conducted across Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.
A case has been registered against the member and investigations are on.
More details are awaited......
Src: Hindustantimes
Src: Hindustantimes
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