CBI APPREHENDS TWO ACCUSED AMONG SR. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER OF DELHI POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE AND A PRIVATE PERSON WHILE EXCHANGING BRIBE OF Rs. 91,500      

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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended two accused including Sr. Environmental Engineer of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and son of a middleman (private person) while exchanging the bribe amount of Rs. 91,500/-. A cash of Rs. 2.39 crore  was recovered from the premises of said Sr. Environmental Engineer during searches. 

A case was registered by CBI on 08.09.2024 against said Senior Environmental Engineer, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi and 04 private persons (a middleman, son of the middleman, proprietor of Delhi based private firm and a private person of another Delhi based firm) and other unknown persons.

It has been alleged in the FIR that accused Senior Environmental Engineer has been indulging in corrupt practices and obtaining bribes from the representatives of private firms for showing undue favours in renewal of DPCC consent for their firms, in conspiracy with an accused (private person) who acts as a middleman and consultant for the firms in DPCC related matters. The said middleman, allegedly gets the bribe money collected from the firms on the direction of above said public servant and delivers the same to him on regular interval.

 CBI laid a trap and caught accused Sr. Environmental Engineer(DPCC) and son of the middleman (private person) red-handed while exchanging the bribe amount of Rs. 91,500/-. 

Searches were conducted at the residential and official premises of the accused which led to recovery of cash of Rs. 2.39 crore (approx.) from the residential premises of accused Sr. Environmental Engineer and also certain property documents.  Investigation is continuing.