Overview

• The FIR, registered on August 25, names former OFAJ deputy GM Deepak Lamba, Automation Engineering and Industrial Services, and its proprietor Mohit Tholia.
• CBI teams searched four locations, including offices and residences, and said they recovered incriminating documents and digital evidence.
• The complaint from Yantra India Ltd’s Chief Vigilance Officer alleges Lamba created the firm in July 2022 and prepared the tender’s technical specifications.
• The firm secured a machining contract valued at ₹1.71 crore within four months, and the FIR cites multiple to-and-fro financial transactions involving Lamba and family accounts.
• In a separate action, the CBI filed an FIR on an alleged Chennai gold export fraud naming 13 accused and citing losses of over ₹1,000 crore a year during 2020–2022.