"After obtaining search warrant from the Special CBI court, searches were conducted at seven official and residential premises of accused public servants and private persons at Bhopal," a CBI release issued here said.
Various incriminating documents were seized during the searches and these are being scrutinised, the release said.
Searches at residential premises of one of those accused, who is a Grade II employee, has prima facie revealed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, the release said.
Allegedly, they managed to manipulate the Material Management Computer System to facilitate excess payment against
purchase orders favouring the above vendors, it said.
Vendors allegedly submitted inflated bills matching manipulated data, thereby causing a loss of Rs 59.8 lakh to BHEL, the CBI release said.