CBI trapped two persons while accepting an illegal gratification of
Rs. One Crore, Rs. 75 lakhs recovered from searches
New Delhi, 22-10-2008
Two persons i.e. one Solicitor and one businessman of
Kolkata have been trapped yesterday accepting an illegal
gratification of Rs. one crore for helping the complainant's son get
bail in a CBI case of 2003. CBI, New Delhi had registered this case
and son of the complainant is still in jail. It is probably one of
the biggest trap case in CBI's history. Two more persons have been
arrested thereafter- one advocate and the other is accountant of
businessman. Searches were conducted and Rs. 75 lakhs were recovered
from the office/residence premises of accused advocates and other
locations as disclosed by them.
Anti-corruption Branch of CBI, Kolkata has registered a
case u/s.120-B IPC r/w. Sec. 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act,
1988 against two persons both of M/s.Pankaj Shroff and Co., Kolkata
and one businessman on 21.10.2008, on the complaint of father of the
accused in CBI case of 2003.
It may be mentioned that the complainant's son is, at
present, in judicial custody. The complainant has alleged that the
accused persons were demanding a gratification of Rs. 7 crores from
him for arranging bail of his son with the help of CBI officers. Rs.
5 crores out of this amount, according to accused persons was meant
for CBI officers. The complainant approached CBI, Kolkata in this
regard and requested for taking necessary legal action against the
aforesaid accused persons.
Acting on the complaint, a trap was laid by CBI in the
afternoon of October 21, 2008 and accused persons were trapped
having accepted a cash amount of Rs. one crore from the complainant
as an instalment out of the total Rs. 7 crores demanded in the
office of the businessman, located in Kolkata.
During the CBI operation, the entire amount of Rs. one
crore has been recovered from the office of the businessman.
CBI had registered the case in July, 2003 in its Bank and
Security Fraud Cell under Section 120-B r/w. 409, 420 IPC against
the Managing Director of M/s.DSQ Software Ltd. A Director of this
software company was involved in a scam of Rs.595 crores (approx.).
This Director is the son of the complainant. He was arrested from
south Delhi on 12.02.06.
Further investigation is on.
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