RECOVERED Rs. 1.86 CRORE DURING SEARCHES
SEARCHES WERE CONDUCTED AT THE PREMISES OF ACCUSED & OTHERS INCLUDING HIS ASSOCIATES AT VISAKHAPATNAM, KAKINADA, ROORKEE (UTTARAKHAND). A CASH OF RS. 1,29,63,450/- WAS RECOVERED FROM THE PREMISES OF PUBLIC SERVANT AND RS. 56,86,000/- ALLEGEDLY BELONGING TO THE PUBLIC SERVANT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE PREMISES OF OTHERS. CERTAIN INCRIMINATING DOCUMENTS WERE ALSO RECOVERED.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reported to have arrested Padam Singh, Plant Protection Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage Department, Ministry of Agriculture (Govt of India), Visakhapatnam, Athi Bulli Reddiyya @ Murali, Regional Manager, M/s Exim Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam, S. Siva Rama Gupta, resident of Visakhapatnam; Myla Srikrishna Varma, Proprietor of M/s. Quality Fumigation & Pest Control Services at Visakhapatnam in a bribery case.
A case was registered against the Plant Protection Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage Department, Ministry of Agriculture (Govt of India), Visakhapatnam and a Regional Manager of a private company based at Visakhapatnam.(SUBHEAD)
It was alleged that the Plant Protection Officer, Visakhapatnam, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage Department, Ministry of Agriculture (Govt of India) was demanding & collecting huge amounts of bribes from the CHAs, Fumigators and Shipping Agents for issuing Phytosanitary Certificates for exporting the goods and Consignment Release Orders for imported consignments.
It was further alleged that the public servant demanded illegal gratification from Regional Manager of a private company based at Visakhapatnam for clearing pending application and issuing favourable certificate to Customs for release of import/export consignments of agricultural commodities.
CBI apprehended the Plant Protection Officer, Visakhapatnam and the said Regional Manager of private company and recovered the bribe amount of Rs. 6000/-.
Searches were conducted at the premises of accused & others including his associates at Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Roorkee (Uttarakhand). A cash of Rs. 1,29,63,450/- was recovered from the premises of public servant and Rs. 56,86,000/- allegedly belonging to the public servant was recovered from the premises of others. Certain incriminating documents were also recovered.
