On the directions of its headquarters office in New Delhi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided the premises of the Bharatiya Electronic limited (BEl), a firm that supplies electronic gadgets, here on the charges of defrauding the Indian Army of crores in association with three other companies having all-India operations.
Sources said CBI officials also raided the offices of other three companies, Atric Solutions Private limited, Gaurav Services london and Exident Solutions Private limited.
These four electronic companies with operations across the country, which had reportedly signed a Rs 237-crore contract with the Indian Army to provide WiFi dongles, had allegedly duped the Army of Rs 54 crores in the process.
CBI officials raided the four places in Odisha, including the offices and residences of officials BEl in Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur. They also conducted search operations at the offices of other companies at six locations across country, including New Delhi and Ghaziabad, CBI sources said.
A CBI official said the four companies reportedly supplied low-quality dongles to Army officials.
The CBI had taken cognizance of it in 2012 after which cases were registered against the firms.