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NALCO 2 LAST
Regarding the role of wives of both the accused, CBI
said Srivastava and Bajaj decided to deposit the gold through
them in either of the lockers maintained at Shahjahan Road
branch of Bank of Maharashtra or Mayur Vihar Phase-1 branch of
Bank of India.
It said the bribe amount was converted into gold
bricks which were collected by Anita and handed over to
Chandani.
Gold worth Rs 2.13 cores and Rs 9.5 lakh in cash were
recovered from locker number 127 of Bank of Maharashtra while
Rs 15 lakh was found from Bank of India locker.
CBI said it also found Rs five lakh in cash in
Chandani's bag she was carrying when she and Anita were
intercepted by the agency sleuths.
Both were arrested when they came out of Bank of
Maharashtra after depositing the gold in their locker.
"Documents pertaining to huge investments in movable
and immovable properties were unearthed and the same are under
scrutiny," CBI said in its remand application seeking seven
days custodial interrogation of the accused.
The agency said Chandani impersonated as Anita by
using PAN card, Voter I-card in her (Anita's) name with her
own photograph for obtaining and operating the locker as well
as the bank account in Bank of Maharashtra, which was in
Anita's name.
The defence counsel for the accused, however, opposed
CBI's plea saying the investigation is complete and searches
have already been conducted by CBI.
They said their clients are ready to co-operate with
CBI in the probe and thus custodial interrogation is not
required.
CBI, meanwhile, submitted that they have to unearth
the entire conspiracy and also ascertain the files relating to
the contract for which the bribe amount was given to
Srivastava.
The court ordered that the accused persons be
medically examined every 48 hours and also allowed the family
members and counsel to meet them during their custodial
interrogation.
"Mines minister Dinsha Patel and senior ministry
officials went through the CBI report. Based on the
developments, Srivastava has been suspended and the senior
most NALCO official B L Bagra has been given charge of CMD
till further orders," a ministry official said.
The Bhubaneshwar-headquartered Navratna company
produced 15.92 lakh tonnes of alumina last fiscal and has a
target of producing 16.80 lakh tonnes of alumina this fiscal.
PTI
said Srivastava and Bajaj decided to deposit the gold through
them in either of the lockers maintained at Shahjahan Road
branch of Bank of Maharashtra or Mayur Vihar Phase-1 branch of
Bank of India.
It said the bribe amount was converted into gold
bricks which were collected by Anita and handed over to
Chandani.
Gold worth Rs 2.13 cores and Rs 9.5 lakh in cash were
recovered from locker number 127 of Bank of Maharashtra while
Rs 15 lakh was found from Bank of India locker.
CBI said it also found Rs five lakh in cash in
Chandani's bag she was carrying when she and Anita were
intercepted by the agency sleuths.
Both were arrested when they came out of Bank of
Maharashtra after depositing the gold in their locker.
"Documents pertaining to huge investments in movable
and immovable properties were unearthed and the same are under
scrutiny," CBI said in its remand application seeking seven
days custodial interrogation of the accused.
The agency said Chandani impersonated as Anita by
using PAN card, Voter I-card in her (Anita's) name with her
own photograph for obtaining and operating the locker as well
as the bank account in Bank of Maharashtra, which was in
Anita's name.
The defence counsel for the accused, however, opposed
CBI's plea saying the investigation is complete and searches
have already been conducted by CBI.
They said their clients are ready to co-operate with
CBI in the probe and thus custodial interrogation is not
required.
CBI, meanwhile, submitted that they have to unearth
the entire conspiracy and also ascertain the files relating to
the contract for which the bribe amount was given to
Srivastava.
The court ordered that the accused persons be
medically examined every 48 hours and also allowed the family
members and counsel to meet them during their custodial
interrogation.
"Mines minister Dinsha Patel and senior ministry
officials went through the CBI report. Based on the
developments, Srivastava has been suspended and the senior
most NALCO official B L Bagra has been given charge of CMD
till further orders," a ministry official said.
The Bhubaneshwar-headquartered Navratna company
produced 15.92 lakh tonnes of alumina last fiscal and has a
target of producing 16.80 lakh tonnes of alumina this fiscal.
PTI
