The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed files Chargesheet against three accused including the then Preventive Officer of Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House (JNCH), Nhava Sheva and 02 Private persons in a bribery case.
CBI had registered the instant case on 12.02.2024 against said then Preventive Officer (Inspector), a private person and unknown others on allegations of criminal conspiracy, misconduct by public servant by demanding and accepting illegal gratification and abetment by giving bribe to public servant. It was alleged that accused public servants demanded and accepted illegal gratification at JNCH, Nhava Sheva.
It was alleged that since the month of July, 2017, accused then PO while posted as Preventive Officer at SIIB, JNCH was assigned the duty to investigate the cases allotted to him. During this period, he allegedly came to know about the fraudulent claim of duty drawback by some syndicate led by a private person on the basis of bogus shipping bills.
The accused then PO allegedly demanded Rs.1 crore as illegal gratification from said private person for not exposing the said syndicate. After some negotiations, he agreed to accept Rs.25 lakh from the accused private person and further Rs.10,000/- per bogus shipping bill to be submitted in future. In furtherance of the said criminal conspiracy, an amount of Rs.25 lakh was delivered by said accused private person to accused public servant through another private person, in installments.
During investigation, phones of accused private persons were seized and some incriminating conversations, regarding negotiations of the amount of illegal gratification between accused public servant and private persons, were found.
CBI also found evidence regarding delivery and acceptance of illegal gratification by the accused public servant and two private persons. Accused public servant misused his position as an officer of Customs and connived with the syndicate by turning a blind eye towards the ‘ghost exports’.
He has received part of the proceeds of illegitimate drawback availed by the syndicate.
After completion of investigation, CBI filed a charge sheet against the accused on 18.12.2024 .
