CBI raids SAI, arrests 6 officials for allegedly accepting bribes
Sabi Hussain & Neeraj Chauhan TNN
New Delhi:18.01.2019
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths carried out a surprise raid at the official premises of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Thursday, following allegations of bribery against some officials of the sports body, including an officer-bearer at the director-level rank.
This is probably the first time that the SAI headquarter has been raided by the country’s premier investigative agency, even though CBI has probed cases against SAI officials in the past and some cases are still being investigated.
According to CBI sources, the agency has arrested six persons including S K Sharma, a director in the general administration wing, and accounts officer Lalit Jolly. Others SAI employees who have been taken into custody, are junior accountant Harendra Prasad, upper divisional clerk V K Sharma and two private persons, Mandeep Ahuja and his accomplice Yunus.
The allegations are that these officials demanded a three percent bribe while clearing a transport bill of Rs 19 lakh of a private contractor.
At the time of going to the press, the CBI sleuths were still interrogating the arrested individuals at the SAI office.
The raid happened after the investigating agency received a complaint that some officers were allegedly taking bribes for approving the work in the administration wing of the SAI, concerning the transport department.
The officials arrested were also allegedly handling the transport in the Khelo India division of the SAI.
Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore tweeted on the CBI arrests:”We as a govt are committed to a corruption-free India. That’s why when we found out corrupt practices by a few officers in @IndiaSports, we gave thier info to relevant agencies, who arrested them today. We will continue to have zero tolerance approach towards corruption@PMOIndia.”
SAI director general Neelam Kapoor also commented on the raid: “We had received some complaints about corruption within SAI. We therefore approached CBI and asked them to investigate the matter. There is zero tolerance for corruption in SAI. We will support any action against corruption.”
This is probably the first time that the SAI headquarter has been raided by the country’s premier investigative agency, even though CBI has probed cases against SAI officials in the past and some cases are still being investi
Sabi Hussain & Neeraj Chauhan TNN
New Delhi:18.01.2019
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths carried out a surprise raid at the official premises of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Thursday, following allegations of bribery against some officials of the sports body, including an officer-bearer at the director-level rank.
This is probably the first time that the SAI headquarter has been raided by the country’s premier investigative agency, even though CBI has probed cases against SAI officials in the past and some cases are still being investigated.
According to CBI sources, the agency has arrested six persons including S K Sharma, a director in the general administration wing, and accounts officer Lalit Jolly. Others SAI employees who have been taken into custody, are junior accountant Harendra Prasad, upper divisional clerk V K Sharma and two private persons, Mandeep Ahuja and his accomplice Yunus.
The allegations are that these officials demanded a three percent bribe while clearing a transport bill of Rs 19 lakh of a private contractor.
At the time of going to the press, the CBI sleuths were still interrogating the arrested individuals at the SAI office.
The raid happened after the investigating agency received a complaint that some officers were allegedly taking bribes for approving the work in the administration wing of the SAI, concerning the transport department.
The officials arrested were also allegedly handling the transport in the Khelo India division of the SAI.
Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore tweeted on the CBI arrests:”We as a govt are committed to a corruption-free India. That’s why when we found out corrupt practices by a few officers in @IndiaSports, we gave thier info to relevant agencies, who arrested them today. We will continue to have zero tolerance approach towards corruption@PMOIndia.”
SAI director general Neelam Kapoor also commented on the raid: “We had received some complaints about corruption within SAI. We therefore approached CBI and asked them to investigate the matter. There is zero tolerance for corruption in SAI. We will support any action against corruption.”
This is probably the first time that the SAI headquarter has been raided by the country’s premier investigative agency, even though CBI has probed cases against SAI officials in the past and some cases are still being investi
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