NEW DELHI: B.K Bansal a former senior Corporate Affairs Ministry officer, along with his son committed suicide on tuesday at his residence in Delhi. Mr. Bansal was previously arrested and later released on bail by a Special CBI Judge against a bond of Rs. 1 Lakh in bribe case. The police has recovered a suicide note from Bansla’s residence at Nilkanth Apartment and started the investigation into the matter.
Mr. Bansal was accused of receiving Rs 9 Lakh from Mumbai-based Pharmaceutical Company. At the time of arrest Bansal was posted as an additional secretary ranked Director General in the Corporate Affairs Ministry.
Wife and daughter of B.K Bansla had allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in same apartment on 19th of July 2016. On July 22, Bansal had alleged before the court that CBI had compelled his wife and daughter to take the extreme step. Both the women have left separate suicide notes, saying CBI raid had caused “great humiliation” and they did not want to live after that. They, however, held nobody responsible for their death. Satyabala was a homemaker. Neha was pursuing a course under a private university.
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