https://images.app.goo.gl/Pv3FaXGFt9qX1Fvi7Four persons have been detained by the CBI in connection with an alleged bribery of Rs 3 lakh, including two joint director-ranked employees assigned to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and an associate of Alok Industries, according to officials on Saturday. “Searches were conducted in the premises of the accused in Delhi, Gurugram, and Chennai, which led to the recovery of cash amounting to approximately Rs 59.80 lakh, several incriminating documents, and digital evidences,” the CBI stated in a statement.
Joint Directors Manjit Singh and Puneet Duggal, Senior Technical Assistant Ruhi Arora, all employed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and Alok Industries associate Reshabh Raizada were among those detained, according to authorities. While Duggal is assigned as the official liquidator in Chennai, Singh and Arora are both working at the Director General of Corporate Affairs’ office.
CBI registers case against Manjit Singh, Joint Director, Puneet Duggal, Joint Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and others for allegedly receiving bribe from Alok Industries for showing favour in the files pertaining to the investigation being made by the Ministry of… pic.twitter.com/DcHd4NmtUw
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They were arrested by the agency on Friday for allegedly engaging in corrupt and illegal activities and accepting bribes from private individuals as part of a conspiracy in exchange for favors regarding the Alok Industries files related to the ministry’s investigation into the company’s use of unethical and illegal business practices. They said that after the FIR, a trap was set and the suspects were taken into custody.
