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Mumbai: In a major swoop as part of zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has trapped its own officer and recovered cash of Rs 55 lakh.
The officer was identified as Deputy Superintendent of Police B M Meena, who is attached to the Bank Securities & Fraud Branch, CBI.
As part of the investigations, the CBI raided 20 locations in Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata.
“As part of its zero tolerance policy to corruption and other misdemeanor, CBI has registered a case against its own Deputy SP and others on the allegations of obtaining undue advantage from different individuals who were within the ambit of the investigation being conducted by him,” CBI officials said.
It is alleged in the FIR that the accused public servant was utilizing the services of different middlemen for transacting the bribe money through a web of accounts and hawala channel.
The searches have led to the recovery of cash worth Rs. 55 lakh which has been routed through hawala channel, property papers showing investment of Rs 1.78 crore and book entries showing transactions worth Rs. 1.63 crore besides other incriminating documents/ articles.
The investigations are continuing.