New Delhi (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: In a recent action by the Crime Investigation Department or CBI has busted a racket offering Rajya Sabha seat for Rs 100cr. As per report, The Central probe agency caught the accused just before money exchanged hands and the accused were also offering governorship for up to Rs 100 crore.
The CBI had been listening to calls via a phone intercept for the last few weeks as they zeroed in on the accused, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, asking not to be identified.
CBI charged four people, identified as Maharashta resident Karmalakar Premkumar Bandgar, Karnataka resident Ravindra Vithal Naik, and Delhi residents Mahendra Pal Arora and Abhishek Boora.
The accused used to cheat people by falsely assuring them they would arrange seats in Rajya Sabha, governorship, or appointment as chairperson of government organizations, ministers and departments, sources said.
“Abhishek Boora conspired with Karmalakar Premkumar Bandgar to use his connections and reach high-level government officials, who could play a pivotal role in such appointments,” a person linked to the probe told NDTV, asking not to be identified.
“Karmalakar Premkumar Bandgar, Mahendra Pal Arora, Md. Alaz Khan and Ravindra Vithal Naik often drop names of the senior bureaucrats and political functionaries for impressing upon the client approaching them for some work either directly or through middleman like Abhishek Boora,” the CBI FIR states.
“Karmalakar Premkumar Bandgar, falsely personating as senior CBI officer, has been threatening officers posted in police stations for showing favour to some person known to him, for influencing the investigation of ongoing cases,” the FIR states.
