India
-Krishna Kripa
The
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI)
has
detained
Ajay
Pratap
Singh,
a
Deputy
Superintendent
of
Police
with
the
Nationwide
Investigation
Company
(NIA)
in
Patna,
alongside
with
two
intermediaries.
They
are
accused
of
accepting
a
bribe
of
Rs
20
lakh
to
present
favours
in
an
ongoing
investigation,
in accordance
to
officers.
Rocky
Yadav,
who
owns
Ramaiya
Building,
filed
a
criticism
in opposition to
Singh.
He
alleged
that
Singh
was
extorting
cash
by
threatening
to
falsely
implicate
his
household
in
a
case
involving
unlawful
weapons.
The
NIA
had
searched
Yadav’s
premises
on
September
19
and
summoned
him
for
questioning
on
September
26.
Bribery
Allegations
and
Preliminary
Calls for
Singh,
who
is
on
deputation
from
the
Revenue
Tax
division
to
the
NIA,
allegedly
demanded
Rs
2.5
crore
from
Yadav
to
keep away from
authorized
penalties.
Yadav
agreed
to
pay
to
defend
his
household
from
false
costs.
On
September
26,
Singh
requested
for
an
preliminary
cost
of
Rs
25
lakh
and
supplied
a
intermediary’s
contact
quantity.
Yadav
organized
the
cash
and
instructed
a
relative
to
ship
it
after
contacting
the
intermediary.
The
transaction
reportedly
took
place
in
Aurangabad,
Bihar,
confirming
the
supply
of
the
bribe.
Singh
was
allegedly
in
contact
with
the
intermediary
throughout
this
time.
Additional
Calls for
and
CBI
Intervention
On
October
1,
Singh
summoned
Yadav
once more
and
demanded
Rs
70
lakh,
instructing
him
to
ship
half
the
quantity
that
day
in
Patna.
Singh
supplied
one other
handwritten
word
with
a
cellular
quantity.
Yadav
contacted
this
quantity
and
requested
extra
time,
promising
supply
on
October
3
in
Gaya.
The
CBI
knowledgeable
senior
NIA
officers
about
these
developments.
After
verifying
the
data,
they
coordinated
with
the
NIA
to
set
up
a
entice.
The
CBI
apprehended
Singh
and
his
two
brokers
whereas
they
have been
accepting
Rs
20
lakh
from
Yadav.
Arrests
and
Ongoing
Investigations
The
CBI
arrested
Himanshu
and
Ritik
Kumar
Singh,
the
two
alleged
middlemen
concerned
in
the
bribery
case.
Searches
are
being
performed
at
varied
areas
in
Gaya,
Patna,
and
Varanasi.
Throughout
these
searches,
Rs
20
lakh
in
bribe
cash
has
been
seized.
A
assertion
from
the
NIA
confirmed
these
arrests
and
ongoing
investigations.
The
CBI
continues
its
probe
into
this
bribery
case
involving
high-ranking
officers
inside
legislation
enforcement
companies.