Overview
- CBI registered a case on November 11 against MCD officials R.C. Sharma, Navin Kaul and Ajay Babbarwal over an alleged Rs 25.42 lakh demand.
- Investigators caught Junior Engineer Ajay Babbarwal red-handed while accepting Rs 10 lakh as a part payment of the alleged demand.
- Searches at locations linked to the accused led to the recovery of cash, jewellery and property-related documents.
- The agency says inquiries are underway to determine the scope of the alleged network and has urged citizens to report bribery demands.
- In linked enforcement actions on November 11, the CBI arrested alleged impersonators Ajit Kumar Patra and Minku Lal Jain, and Axis Bank manager Nitesh Rai for facilitating mule accounts.