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New Delhi: Summons and legal notices issued by the CBI in banking fraud and corruption cases in Karnataka will now be delivered by a postman instead of investigators, which the premier investigation agency says will save money and better utilisation of its manpower.
The CBI's Banking Security & Fraud Branch and Anti-Corruption Branch in Bengaluru entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with India Posts on Wednesday to facilitate trackable and timely delivery of summons and legal notices.
According to an official statement, the MoU will facilitate the dispatch and delivery of summons and legal notices through India Post’s Speed Post ‘Book Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) service to ensure “secure, trackable, and timely” communication.
India Post will provide customised envelopes and Proof of Delivery (POD) cards bearing CBI logo and addresses to place notices and summons. India Post will collect these from CBI branches and then deliver them to designated recipients and return the signed POD cards to CBI, it said adding full tracking will be available through the India Post website.
The arrangement also includes centralised booking through RT Nagar Head Post Office in Bengaluru, with pickup services on all working days and nationwide support for return mail. Delivery timelines will range from one to five days, with provisions for re-delivery and free return of undelivered items, it said.
"This initiative intends to replace manual delivery by departmental staff resulting in substantial savings in travel and daily allowances, thus enabling more efficient use of manpower for core investigation duties. It enhances transparency, accountability, and delivery efficiency, particularly in rural and remote areas and serves as a model of synergy and inter-agency collaboration in public service delivery," it added.