The CBI has chargesheeted then Collector Kankipati Rajesh (IAS officer of 2011 batch), Surendranagar district of Gujarat and a proprietor of Surat-based private firm before the Competent Court at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in a bribery case.
The CBI had registered the case against Rajesh and proprietor of Jeans Corner, Surat, Md. Rafiq Memon and unknown person on the allegations of demand and receipt of illegal gratification/bribe related to grant of arm licences, allotment of government land and regularization of encroached Government land in the name of ineligible beneficiaries.
A Preliminary Enquiry (PE) was earlier registered on a request of Gujarat government in the matter. The case is the outcome of the PE. Searches were earlier conducted at the premises of accused in Gandhi Nagar and Surat (both in Gujarat) and Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) which led to recovery of several incriminating documentary and digital evidence.During the investigation, both the accused were arrested.“It was found during investigation that the alleged bribe money of Rs 98,000 was deposited in the account of the proprietor on the directions of said public servant.
The said amount was the part of the bribe amount, which was demanded by the public servant. It was also found that the said proprietor had prepared four fake invoices in the name of a private person claiming to have sold dress material, whereas the said four invoices were in the name of another person and “SIR”, the CBI said in a statement.
The four invoices submitted by the Proprietor to the Enquiry Officer were forged. Investigation has also revealed that both the accused entered into a conspiracy wherein part of the alleged bribe demanded by the public servant was paid by other person into the account of the proprietor of said firm on the directions of the public servant (IAS officer), the agency said. It was also found that the accused created false documents/false electronic records to shield the public servant. The proprietor had allegedly forged documents/electronic record and also destroyed, deleted/altered the information in the computer that he used in his shop.