Paridhi Arya
Published on: April 3, 2022 at 15:42 IST
CBI has booked 22 officials in the case of corruption in passing three Highway Projects among which nine are the officials of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Three officials of NHAI who are alleged by CBI were from General Manager-Level and it was also alleged that they used to take bribe ranging from 1 lac to 2 lac rupees monthly.
The companies involved in this case have issued the false payment receipt for the work which was never done and accounts were manipulated.
The alleged offence took place between 2008 and 2010 during the period of UPA government.
The three projects involved are Surat-Hazira Port Section of NH 6; Varanasi-Aurangabad Section of NH-2; and Kishangarh-Ajmer-Beawar Section of NH-8.
The CBI in the FIR mentioned LP Padhy, CK Sinha and Vibhav Mittal officials as accused with project managers and directors.
The companies who are named as accused in the FIR are Isolux Corsan India Engineering and Construction Pvt Ltd (ICIECPL); Goyal Construction Co, Jaipur; Soma-Isolux Surat-Hazira Tollway Pvt Ltd; Soma-Isolux Varanasi-Aurangabad Tollway Pvt Ltd; and Mahadeo Construction Company.
The preliminary inquiry by the CBI started on the basis of Source information in November 2018.
Isolux Corsan India Engineering and Construction Pvt Ltd (ICIECPL) is already under liquidation according to CBI.
In the case of Surat Hazaria Port Section of NH-6, NHAI, CBI alleged CK Sinha and Vibhav Mittal involved in criminal conspiracy.
“CK Sinha and Vibhav Mttal… habitually accepted monthly cash amount of Rs 1 lakh each from Isolux, facilitated by Kamal Construction, Surat, during execution of the said project for its smooth functioning,” said by the CBI in FIR.
The modus operandi which is adopted in the case is that firstly Isolux Company delivered cash to Kamal construction against false invoice, without performing any work, and then after deducting 4 percent commission it is passed to CK Sinha and Vibhav Mittal in cash.
The similar modue operandi is adopted in other cases also.
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