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Railway Minister Bansal's nephew, 03 others
arrested in bribery scam
Saturday May 04, 2013 02:01:57 PM,
IANS
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Chandigarh:
The CBI Saturday arrested Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's
nephew Vijay Singla and three others here for allegedly taking a
bribe to ensure the promotion of a top railway official.
Singla, a multi-millionaire businessman from Chandigarh who is
Bansal's sister's son, his friend Sanjay Goyal and two others were
taken by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team to New
Delhi for investigation, sources in the agency here said.
Two others arrested, who have not been named so far, had carried
the bribe money to Singla Friday evening.
Singla was accused of allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakh
from senior railway officer Mahesh Kumar for his (Kumar's)
appointment as a member of the powerful Railway Board.
Kumar was appointed a member of the Railway Board May 2 by
Bansal's ministry.
The CBI arrested Kumar from Mumbai airport Friday evening, soon
after he landed there on a flight from New Delhi.
Kumar was being questioned by the CBI in Mumbai and is likely to
be brought to New Delhi Saturday afternoon.
The CBI teams continued raids through Friday night on the palatial
residence of Singla in Sector 28 here, located close to the
residence of the railway minister.
Raids were also conducted at the residence of Goyal in Sector 16
and at the office premises of both Singla and Goyal. Documents,
laptops and other items were taken away by the CBI.
CBI officials did not produce Singla and others in a court here.
CBI sources said the telephone calls of Singla, Kumar and others
were being monitored for the last few days before the CBI decided
to make the arrests.
Amid calls from political quarters for his sacking or resignation,
Bansal distanced himself from the bribery scandal involving his
nephew.
In a statement released in New Delhi, Bansal admitted that a
"close relative" was arrested but claimed that he had no business
dealings with his nephew.
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