CBI books former CMD of Hindustan Steelworks in bribery case

CBI has filed a case against Moyukh Bhaduri, former CMD, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd in the bribery case of Rs one crore for construction of Trade Facilitation Center and Crafts Museum in Varanasi.

New Delhi:The CBI has booked Moyukh Bhaduri, former CMD, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd for allegedly demanding Rs one crore bribe to award the tender for construction of Trade Facilitation Center and Crafts Museum in Varanasi, officials said on Sunday.

This is the second case against Bhaduri.

"It is alleged that Bhaduri entered in a criminal conspiracy with Anant Saxena of Zillion Infra, who on the former's behalf demanded Rs one crore from N Krishna Rao and V Ajay Kumar of Vijay Nirman co Ltd for giving contract for the construction of the trade centre at Varanasi," they said.

"N Krishna Rao and V Ajay Kumar arranged the first instalment i.e. Rs. 50 lacs from one M/s. Madhuri Constructions, Hyderabad, and delivered it to Anant Saxena in the bank
account of his firm M/s Zillion Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. from the bank account of M/s Madhuri Construction, Hyderabad, on May 28, 2015, through RTGS. The enquiry has further revealed that the said amount received by Anant Saxena was further diverted to Dhiraj Kanchal, a private person," the CBI FIR has alleged.

(PTI)