CBI arrests army colonel, three others in case of bribery

June 18, 2017 19:26

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a colonel and three others of a Pune-based private company in a case of bribery. It was alleged that Colonel Shaibal Kumar had demanded a bribe of Rs 1.8 lakh from the managing director of the Pune-based company in connection with the supply of power pack rock splitters, which are used by various field formations of the army.

The CBI had registered a case against Colonel Kumar and three others including managing director Sharat Nath, director Vijay Naidu and Amit Roy, a Kolkata representative of M/sXtech Equipments Pvt Ltd, Pune under section 120 B of IPC and section 7, 12 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act 1988 on June 17.

Colonel Shaibal Kumar is serving at the Planning and Engineering Branch of Indian Army, Eastern Command, Kolkata.

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