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CBI files case against its DySP for seeking money from people under probe

According to CBI officials, the case against  BM Meena, who is posted in the Bank Securities and Fraud Branch at their Mumbai unit, and other unidentified individuals, was part of its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption. 

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against its own deputy superintendent of police (DySP) for allegedly demanding money from different individuals who were within the ambit of the investigation being conducted by him. The agency also searched 20 premises at different locations.

According to CBI officials, the case against  BM Meena, who is posted in the Bank Securities and Fraud Branch at their Mumbai unit, and other unidentified individuals, was part of its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.

The DySP allegedly conspired with others and obtained undue advantage from individuals against whom he is probing a case, an officer said, adding, “It appears he offered to favour them in the investigation, demanding money.”

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The CBI officials added that in the FIR, it is alleged that the accused being a public servant was utilising the services of middlemen for transacting the bribe money through a web of accounts and hawala channel, after which a case was registered.

“After the FIR, searches were conducted at 20 premises at Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi,” CBI officials said

During the searches, the CBI personnel recovered Rs 55 lakh, which is suspected to have been routed through hawala channel along with property papers that shows his investment worth Rs 1.78 crore and also book entries showing transactions worth Rs 1.63 crore. Incriminating documents and other articles were also seized, officials said.

 

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