Janjivan Bureau/ New Delhi: CBI arrests two accused including Deputy General Manager of Oil India Ltd (OIL), Duliajan, Assam and DGM (Sales & Marketing) of private company for demanding a bribe of Rs 7 lakh and conduct searches out of which accused public servant purchased gold worth Rs. 3,73,550/-.
A case was registered by CBI on 03.05.2025 against four accused including Deputy General Manager of Oil India Ltd (OIL), Duliajan, Assam; Managing Director & DGM (Sales & Marketing) of Noida based private company; said private company and unknown public servants on allegations that accused public servant in connivance with accused DGM (Sales & Marketing) of Noida based private company and unknown public servants, had been indulging in corrupt and illegal activities of obtaining undue-advantage/ bribe in-lieu of facilitating the issuance of award of work and clearance of bills of the said private contractors/ suppliers, thereby making huge wrongful gains to themselves and corresponding wrongful loss to the Union Exchequer.
It was also alleged that accused public servant demanded 70 grams of Gold Ornaments for himself as well as for some other unknown public servant from accused DGM of said private company in-lieu of award of certain contract in favour of him. Accused private person, allegedly, informed accused Public Servant that due to some reason, he won’t be able to purchase gold and therefore, he would deliver Rs. 7 lakh in cash, instead.
It was further alleged that accused Managing Director of said private company arranged the bribe amount of Rs. 7 lakh for delivering it to accused Public Servant and delivered the same to him out of which, accused public servant purchased gold coins worth Rs. 3,73,550/- from a shop in Noida and carried home the remaining cash amount of Rs. 3.34 lakh with him, same day.
CBI laid a trap immediately thereafter and caught accused public servant red-handed with Rs. 3.34 lakh cash (approx.) and documents related to the purchase of Gold from the possession of accused public servant.
Later, accused Public Servant and DGM (Sales & Marketing) were arrested and will be produced in the court of Spl. Judge (CBI) at Ghaziabad on 05.05.2025.
Searches were conducted at residential and official premises of the accused at various places in Delhi, Noida, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia which led to recovery of gold jewellery(obtained as bribe), over 30 lakh cash (from private persons), mobile devices and several incriminating documents.
