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The Junior Engineer and the Beldar of M.C.D. who were arrested
by CBI for demanding and receiving bribe of Rs.1.25 lakh from
the complainant, were produced in the court of Metropolitan
Magistrate, Patiala House, Shri V.K. Khanna who remanded both
of them to police custody till 8.1.2005.
Soon after the trap, searches were carried out at the houses
of both the accused persons. Searches at the house of the
Junior Engineer led to recovery of Rs.5.46 lakh in cash, jewellery
weighing 910 gms worth Rs.5.02 lakh, two Bank accounts in
the name of self and wife having a balance of Rs.2.50 lakh
and Rs.1.21 lakh respectively. Papers pertaining to a four-bed
room HIG Super Class Flat in Vikaspuri, a flat in a Group
Housing Society for which Rs.5.5 lakhs have been deposited
and a plot of land in the name of the accused Junior Engineer
at Bhondsi, UP (paper value Rs.8 lakh) were also recovered
during the searches. It was found that the wife of the J.E.
was running a school named Shemrock EDEN and Rs.22,925/ were
deposited in the bank account of the school. A bank locker
in the name of his wife was also located which is yet to be
operated.
Searches at the house of the Beldar led to the recovery of
Rs.70345/- in cash and documents pertaining to bank account
in his name.
CBI registered a case against the J.E., Building, Green Park,
MCD and the Beldar who was working as his tout, on the complaint
that he was demanding bribe from the complainant, alleging
violation of the sanctioned building plan of MCD for construction
of a building in Green Park New Delhi area. On the complaint,
a CBI team laid a trap. The J.E. came to the site of the construction
along with the Beldar and demanded the bribe of Rs.5 lakh
from the complainant for over-looking the alleged violation
in the construction. The J.E. threatened the complainant with
demolition if the bribe amount was not paid. Both the accused
were caught red handed after having accepted part payment
of the bribe of Rs.1.25 lakh from the complainant. Personal
search on the spot led to the recovery of cash amount of Rs.7,100/-
from the J.E. and Rs.19,390/- from the Beldar.
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