Saturday, February 27, 2010
Maharashtra chief post-master general held on Mira-Bhayendar graft charges
The chief post-master general of Maharashtra and Goa has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 crore for issuing a no objection certificate for construction of a post office in neighbouring Thane district. Manjit Singh Bali, a 1978 batch officer of the Indian Postal Services, was caught on Wednesday by the sleuths of the Anti Corruption Bureau of the CBI while allegedly accepting the bribe amount.
The CBI has recovered a sum of Rs 34 lakh, US$ 10,722, 3050 UK Pounds and 3470 Euro from his South Mumbai residence. Bali, who is one of the senior-most officers in the postal department across the country, had demanded the bribe to issue a NOC for the development of land at Mira-Bhayendar in Thane district.
IMO: This is mentioned because the matter is relevant locally. So far we have heard of no comment from Virar or from Hitendra Thakur.
The CBI has recovered a sum of Rs 34 lakh, US$ 10,722, 3050 UK Pounds and 3470 Euro from his South Mumbai residence. Bali, who is one of the senior-most officers in the postal department across the country, had demanded the bribe to issue a NOC for the development of land at Mira-Bhayendar in Thane district.
IMO: This is mentioned because the matter is relevant locally. So far we have heard of no comment from Virar or from Hitendra Thakur.
# posted by uv : 2:29 AM
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