CBI Arrests CPRI Joint Director in Rs 9.5 Lakh Bribery Trap, Seizes Rs 3.76 Crore

Overview

• CBI apprehended Joint Director Rajaram Mohanrao Chennu and company executive Atul Khanna during an alleged Rs 9.5 lakh bribe transaction in Bengaluru on January 9.
• The agency had registered an FIR on January 8 naming Chennu and Khanna in a case tied to alleged collusive corruption involving a private firm.
• Searches at the public servant’s residence yielded about Rs 3.59 crore in cash and foreign currency worth roughly Rs 4.05 lakh across multiple denominations.
• Officials also recovered jewellery and documents considered incriminating during the operation.
• CPRI, a national testing and certification body under the Ministry of Power, is central to the probe, with CBI stating further recoveries and inquiries remain possible.