CBI Raids CBI Headquarters, Books Four Of Its Own Officials For Taking Bribes

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials raided its own headquarters in New Delhi to conduct searches at premises linked to some of its own officials, who allegedly accepted bribes from a company accused in bank fraud cases.

The agency carried out searches at 14 locations in Delhi and its neighbouring areas, including the homes and offices of the officials in Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Meerut and Kanpur.

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Accused of sharing case information

CBI also ended up searching its own office because the accused allegedly took bribes there, an unidentified official told The Times of India. Late on Thursday night, a team also searched offices associated with the four officials at the CBI headquarters at the CGO complex.

The CBI's anti-corruption unit filed a case against its four officials -- RK Rishi, a DSP (deputy superintendent of police) rank officer posted at CBI Academy in Ghaziabad, DSP RK Sangwan, and two officials from BSFC (Banking Security & Fraud Cell), inspector Kapil Dhankad and steno Sameer Kumar Singh.

Apart from these officials, some advocates and unidentified persons. The officials were accused of compromising the CBI¡¯s investigation on ¡°extraneous pecuniary considerations¡±, extending favours and sharing case information with the company.

Mumbai firm accused of Rs 3,500 crore bank fraud

The bank fraud case being investigated by the CBI involves a Mumbai-based firm. The company has been accused of cheating a consortium of banks of over Rs 3,500 crore and setting up shell companies with that money.

The CBI¡¯s anti-corruption bureau began keeping a watch on the four officials after receiving complaints about them helping the company¡¯s promoters.

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Bribes on monthly basis

The officials allegedly shared information about the case with the company, which paid them monthly bribes in return, according to The Indian Express.

Unidentified officials told the newspaper that one of the deputy superintendent of police had been working with CBI¡¯s Banking and Securities Fraud Cell for a long time.

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Apart from its own officials, the CBI has filed cases against an unspecified number of people, including advocates, under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, according to PTI.