Bribes received through bank accounts in legitimate transactions may sound too brazen but CBI has registered two cases against officials of the Vehicle Factory at Jabalpur for allegedly receiving illegal gratification through this route.
The agency has registered two separate cases against two different Charge Men, both in the Material Management Section of the Vehicle Factory, for allegedly taking bribes in the matter of supply of spare parts by private firms, a CBI spokesperson said here today.
"It is alleged that both public servants entered into a criminal conspiracy with the directors of respective private firms in the matter of tenders/supply orders of material/spare parts," the official said.
According to the spokesperson, in the first case, the charge man at the Material Management unit allegedly demanded and obtained Rs 57,000 in bribe on different occasions from the directors and employees of the firm based in Kolkata through his bank account for showing undue favours to it.
In the second case, the public servant allegedly demanded and obtained a bribe of Rs 25,000 on different occasions from the directors and employees of a Delhi-based firm through the savings bank account of his friend for showing undue favours to it.
CBI today carried out searches at Jabalpur, Kolkata and Delhi at the residences and offices of the accused persons and the office premises of the said firms, leading to the recovery of incriminating documents.
