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CBI court accepts closure report in graft case involving brigadier.

MOHALI: The special CBI court in Mohali accepted the closure report filed by the probe agency in a corruption case involving a brigadier.

CBI anti-crime branch on December 22, 2021, booked Brigadier Narender Kumar besides Rochak Agro Foods Products Private Ltd, Kolkata, the company’s managing director Ghanshyam Choudhary, his son Shubham Choudhary and others under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy. 

It was alleged that the Brigadier working as group commander, NCC Group HQ, Ludhi- – ana, indulged in corrupt practices and he, by influencing the AG-field officers and other armed forces, demanded and accepted a bribe from a private supplier,

There is no evidence at all, much-less than sufficient, to proceed against any of the persons named in the FIR.

CBI COURT

M/s Rochak Agro, in the matter of procurement of ration/food items for defence establishments and their canteen/stores.

Anmol Narang, public prosecutor, CBI, submitted that during the investigation, the allegations levelled in the FIR could not be substantiated and thus prayed for acceptance of the closure report. The investigation conducted by the CBI revealed that the alleged period of commission of offences pertained to postings of Kumar at group headquarters NCC, Ludhiana CBIO(2017-2019) and during his previous posting at Eastern Command, Kolkata (prior to 2017).

CBI submitted that it couldn’t obtain call records as more than two years had lapsed. It further transpired that Rajni Kumar and Jayant Kumar, whose name emerged during probe, were appointed by Rochak Agro and the amounts received in the bank accounts of both were claimed as salary and other expenses. CBI further added that after going through the email accounts of individuals and the Rochak Agro no incriminating evidence was found. CBI submitted, “As far as tendering/contract of supply of items by M/s Rochak Agro Food Products Pvt. Ltd, to NCC, Ludhiana and Eastern Command, Kolkata, are concerned, both these authorities have confirmed vide letters dated November 15, 2023 and December 7, 2023, that Rochak Agro is not registered with headquarters, Eastern Command, for contracts of supplies during the period 2016-2019.” Accepting the closure report, the court of Rakesh Kumar Gupta, special judge, CBI, observed, “The court is of the opinion that there is no evidence at all, much-less than sufficient, to proceed against any of the persons named in FIR. As such, the final/untraced report submitted by the CBI in the case is accepted… The prosecution agency will be at liberty to further probe matter, if fresh material is found against any culprit.”

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