CBI registers case against Deputy DG of Mines Safety, 2 nabbed in Rs 72 lakh bribery case

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday (April 18) busted a racket involving public servant of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) in collusion with non-public individuals, who manipulated and influenced the members of the Interview Board for making certain the qualification of sure candidates in an oral examination.

The CBI registered a case against Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director General (Central Zone), DGMS, Head Office, Dhanbad, two non-public individuals, Kailash Mandal (brother of DDG Arvind) and Triloki Nath Singh and different unknown individuals on the allegations that Deputy Director General (Central Zone) alongside together with his brother Kailash Mandal and Triloki Nath Singh and others had entered right into a conspiracy for displaying undue favours to some of the candidates showing for the oral examination after qualifying  Computer Based Examinations for Manager’s, Certificate of Competency (Restricted and Unrestricted), carried out by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) and in addition manipulating & influencing members of interview board for qualifying such candidates in lieu of enormous quantity of unlawful gratification. 

It was additionally alleged that the mentioned Oral Examination was carried out by Directorate General of Mines Safety between March 8-20.

It was additional alleged that the Deputy Director General (Central Zone) had acquired 48 candidates certified in the mentioned interview who have been referred to him by Triloki Nath Singh. For every such candidate, Arvind Kumar allegedly agreed to  settle for an quantity of Rs. 1.5 Lakh, totaling to Rs. 72 Lakh. It was alleged that the mentioned quantity was to be delivered in two instalments to Kailash Mandal at Lakhisarai in Bihar..
 
The CBI laid a lure and caught the accused individuals whereas exchanging the primary instalment of alleged bribe quantity of Rs 35 lakh.
 
Searches are being carried out at 12 places together with Lakhisarai, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Nagpur, Udaipur, Shahdol, Hyderabad, Bilaspur which led to the restoration of incriminating paperwork, articles and investigation is ongoing in the case.

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