Face2News/Nagpur (Maharashtra)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested three accused including a Safai Karmachari, Kamptee Cantonment Board (KCB), Nagpur (Maharashtra); a candidate (selected for the post of Mali) and a Nursery Teacher working on contract basis in Kamptee Cantonment Board, School, Nagpur in a bribery case related to recruitment.
A case was registered against a Safai Karmachari, Kamptee Cantonment Board, Nagpur; former Vice President, Kamptee Cantonment Board, Nagpur; a candidate (selected for the post of Mali) and Unknown officials of Kamptee Cantonment Board, Nagpur on the allegations that the public servants of Kamptee Cantonment Board (KCB) in connivance with the private persons (touts) were running a racket of recruitment wherein they were approaching the candidates and assuring them as employment in the recruitment for the post of Assistant Teacher, Mali & Safai Karamchari, in lieu of huge bribe. It was further alleged that the former Vice President (ex- elected Ward Member) had been regularly contacting the said Safai Karmachari of the KCB for approaching the eligible candidates whose names appeared in the list published by the Kamptee Cantonment Board for the post of Assistant Teacher, Mali & Safai Karamchari. The said Safai Karmachari contacted a candidate who had appeared for the post of Mali and assured him of his selection. It was also alleged that the candidate after selection to the post of Mali in KCB paid an amount of Rs. 50,000/- initially to said Safai Karamchari and discussed with him about the remaining payment and agreed to pay Rs.11.50 lakh.
CBI laid a trap and caught the said Safai Karmachari while accepting the bribe of Rs. 2 lakh as a first installment out of total bribe of Rs. 11,50,000/- on behalf of former-Vice President, Kamptee Cantonment Board and other officials of Kamptee Cantonment Board, Nagpur. The candidate (bribe giver) was also caught. During investigation, role of a Nursery Teacher working on contact basis in KCB School, Nagpur (also close associate of said former-Vice President, Kamptee Cantonment Board) came to light and she was also caught. Searches were conducted at the official & residential premises of the accused and others which led to recovery of incriminating documents.
All the three arrested accused were produced today before the court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Nagpur and were remanded to police custody till 21.04.2023.