The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moved to the Ahmedabad Court seeking a 5 Days Remand of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Officials involved in the alleged Bribery Case.
A CBI official said Deputy Director P K Singh and Assistant Director Bhuvnesh Kumar of ED’s Ahmedabad zonal office were held while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a trader, Pareshbhai Patel.
The Complainant alleged that they had demanded Rs 75 lakh and then brought the amount down to Rs 5 lakh. They were nabbed while accepting cash.
Two Enforcement Directorate officials of the agency’s Ahmedabad zonal office in Gujarat were arrested by the Anti Corruption Wing of the CBI for alleged bribery.
The CBI has sought 5 Days Remand on the grounds that during verification proceedings on 29.06.2021, Shri Purna Kam Singh, Deputy Director, and Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar, Assistant Director, both from Enforcement Directorate, Ahmedabad were found involved in demand of huge undue advantage of Rs. 75,00,000 from the complainant Shri Pareshbhai Patel. It is required to ascertain/ unearth a larger / entire conspiracy.
The CBI further submitted that during verification proceedings on 29.06.2021, Shri Purna Kam Singh, Deputy Director asked the complaint Shri Pareshbhai Patel to deposit undue advantage of Rs. 50,00,000/- with the Angadiya firm and as such his connivance with the Angadiya firm is required to be investigated.
It was submitted that during Post-Trap Memorandum proceedings on 02.07.2021, the accused Shri Purna Kam Singh, Deputy Director was found involved in acceptance of undue advantage of Rs. 5,00,000/- towards 1st installment through his accomplice Shri Vijay and Shri Ravi Kant Tiwari and as such his connivance with them is required to be investigated.
“The custody of Shri Purna Kam Singh, Deputy Director is required to ascertain the facts and reveal the truth regarding involvement of other public servants in the case. Custody of Shri Puma Kam Singh, Deputy Director is required to ascertain the facts and reveal the truth regarding the acceptance of undue advantage from others in the past,” the CBI added.
Further, custody of Shri Purna Kam Singh, Deputy Director is required to ascertain the facts and reveal the truth regarding investment in movable or immovable properties, from the undue advantage, which he has received in the past. Additional oral and documentary evidence against Shri Puma Kam Singh, Deputy Director, CBI
and other public servants are required to be collected. Custody of Shri Purna Kam Singh, Deputy Director is required to know the quid pro quo of this case.
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