Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the residence of Mohammad Arif, a senior environmental engineer at the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), and seized Rs 2.39 crore cash. Arif and Kishlaya Sharan Singh, the son of a middleman, were arrested for exchanging a bribe of Rs 91,500.
The CBI registered the case on September 8 against Arif and four others, including a middleman, his son, a private firm proprietor, along with other unknown persons.
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The FIR alleged that Arif was involved in corrupt practices, accepting bribes in exchange for renewing DPCC approvals for private firms. The middleman facilitated these bribes, collecting money from firms and delivering it to Arif regularly.
CBI officials laid a trap and caught Arif and the middleman’s son red-handed while exchanging the bribe. Following the arrests, searches were conducted at Arif’s residence and office, leading to the discovery of cash and property documents.
Those named in the case include:
Mohammad Arif – Senior Environmental Engineer, DPCC
Bhagwat Sharan Singh – Middleman
Kishlaya Sharan Singh – Son of the middleman
Raj Kumar Chugh – Proprietor, M/s Ram Electroplaters
Gopal Nath Kapooria – M/s MVM, Narela Industrial Area
Other unknown public servants and private individuals. The investigation into the alleged corruption is underway.