Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed charges against three individuals, including two railway officials, in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.
This case, initiated by the CBI’s Mumbai unit, follows a complaint from the owner of a Mumbai-based firm that supplies pharmaceutical products, medical equipment, and safety goggles to various agencies, including government bodies.
According to the complaint, the accused railway officials, while stationed in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, had been soliciting bribes from the businessman since June to expedite the approval of sample products related to a railway purchase order.
The CBI has charged two officials from the Modern Coach Factory (MCF) in Raebareli: Ranjeet, the chief depot material superintendent, and Arvind, a ward officer, along with their associate, Rinku Kumar, a private citizen. They face charges under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prevention of Corruption Act, including criminal conspiracy and solicitation of undue advantage by a public servant.
The businessman claims his firm received a purchase order in June from the MCF for two types of safety spectacles. After submitting a sample in June, which was approved in July, he dispatched a consignment to the MCF later that month.
However, he alleges that he received multiple phone calls from the three officials, including the two charged, demanding bribes for the approval of his materials. “I initially disregarded their demands,” the businessman noted in his complaint.
