Bhopal

One held, another jailed in graft cases

Staff Reporter

The Bhopal branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Manager (Tech) NHAI, Shivpuri, Brij Mohan Gupta, for accepting a bribe of Rs4,000 and registered a case against him. In another case, the special CBI court sent an accused to jail, also  in a graft case.

The CBI had registered a case No. RC0082014A0006  U/s 7 of PC Act, 1988 on May 16, 2011 on the basis of a written complaint of one Nandlal Kumar Singh. Brij Mohan Gupta, Manager (Tech.), NHAI, Shivpuri, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs4,000 from the complainant for continuing the job in NHAI as computer operator.

The CBI arrested the accused and made searches at his office and residential premises.

In yet another case, the CBI had registered a case No. RC0082008A0007 U/s 7 & 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 on June 1, 2008 on the basis of a written complaint of one Ram Nath Singh. Raj Kumar Jhamtani, while functioning as Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company, DO-II, Bhopal was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant for settlement of accident claim of his vehicle.

A charge-sheet was filed on November 11, 2008 in the Court of Special Judge for CBI Cases, Bhopal against Jhamtani.

The Special Judge-I for CBI Cases Bhopal pronounced the judgment in the case today and convicted accused Jhamtani to 2 years RI and fine of Rs10,000 and  in default of fine further RI of 3 months and 3 years RI and fine of Rs10,000 in default of fine further RI of 3 months, on various counts. All sentences shall run concurrently.