Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against its own Dy SP and others on the allegations of obtaining undue advantage from different individuals who were within the ambit of the investigation being conducted by him.
It is alleged that the accused public servant was utilizing the services of different middlemen for transacting the bribe money through a web of accounts and hawala channel.
According to the CBI sources, an information had been received from reliable sources that Brij Mohan Мeеnа (В. М. Meena), Dy. SP, Bank Securities & Fraud Branch, CBI, Mumbai, in connivance with private persons is indulging in corrupt practice of obtaining bribe money from various accused persons and witnesses of CBI cases investigated by him, in lieu of extending undue favour by way of exempting them from the purview of ongoing investigation or diluting the seriousness of their role in the commission of offence.
"It had been further revealed by the source that Meena and two of his private person accomplices identify the potential accused, witnesses or any person connected to the case of CBI, favour them by diluting their roles and demand huge amount of bribe in lieu of the same. The bribe amount is either received in cash or through banking transactions into the accounts of syndicate member, who after deducting his share, forwards the amount to the destination as directed by Meena, through Hawala transactions. They reportedly conspire to carry out these activities by meeting in and around the office premises, targeting private entities and parties associated with the bank fraud cases being investigated by Meena," said a CBI source.
"It has also been learnt that the syndicate has already transacted around Rs 5 crores to Rs 6 crores of bribe money on behalf of Meena through hawala channel. Information also revealed that a female relative of Meena, is also part of the syndicate and had received bribe amounts. Searches have been conducted at 20 premises at Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. The searches have led to the recovery of cash worth Rs 55 lakh which has been routed through hawala channel, property papers showing investment of Rs 1.78 crores and book entries showing transactions worth Rs 1.63 crores besides other incriminating documents/ articles. Apart from Meena, six other individuals and a private company is under our scanner," said a CBI official.
