Ghosh's NRI son sent Rs 5L via hawala: CBI
After arresting former director general of Kolkata-based Ordnance Factory Board Sudipto Ghosh, the CBI is now scrutinising agreements with defence firms during his tenure from 2007 to 2009.
By Agencies |
NEW DELHI: After arresting former director general of Kolkata-based Ordnance Factory Board Sudipto Ghosh, the CBI is now scrutinising agreements with defence firms during his tenure from 2007 to 2009.
Ghosh, a 1971-batch officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Services , was arrested by the CBI earlier this week. The agency also claimed to have recovered nearly Rs 2 crore in cash and jewellery from his possession. CBI sources said the agreements reached during Ghosh���s tenure need to be reviewed, especially one with a foreign firm. The sources said all the files would be taken from the defence ministry and would be properly examined.
According to the FIR filed by the CBI in a special court, Ghosh had been demanding 20% of the Rs 149.5 crore released to Israel Military Industries (IMI) ahead of his retirement from Pradeep Rana, alleged to be the middleman, who has already been arrested by the CBI.
Rana, according to the FIR, paid Ghosh Rs 40 lakh at a prestigious club in south Delhi, the sources said.
The CBI was also probing the hawala transactions allegedly indulged into by Ghosh as the agency claimed that he had brought in $10,000 (Rs 5 lakh) sent allegedly by his son, who is a non-resident Indian in Singapore.
The CBI has officially claimed to have recovered Rs 1.43 crore in cash, euro 13,000, $10,000, National Savings Certificates worth Rs 12.85 lakh in Ghosh���s and family members ��� name, bank passbooks and details of monthly income schemes worth Rs 22.78 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 23.74 lakh from his house and locker. Besides, 47 gold coins have also been recovered.
The foreign account has a balance of $99,997 (Rs 50 lakh). The account was in the name of Ghosh and the CBI also seized a bank statement of November 10, 2008.
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Besides Ghosh and Rana, two alleged accomplices���Ashish Bose and Kanai Lal Das���were in the CBI custody till May 07.
Ghosh is alleged to have entered into a ���criminal conspiracy��� with Bose and others extracting bribes in various supply orders placed by the Ordnance Factory Board.
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