CBI chargesheets IB official, Delhi cop and two others in police posting scam

In a transfers and postings scam involving an Intelligence Bureau official, property dealer, Delhi police inspector and a middleman, the CBI has told a court that the conspiracy was hatched to ensure undue favours related to transfers and postings. The CBI said that the accused had made claims of knowing high-level public officials in various departments.

At the time of racket crackdown, the main accused - Rajan Kumar (middleman), Kameshwar (assistant director, IB) and Arun Tiwari (property dealer) - were trying to get inspector Banay Singh his desired post - the SHO of Vasant Kunj police station.

The CBI in its charge sheet said that Tiwari, a Vasant Kunj-based property dealer, wanted to get rid of an encroacher on his property and was keen on getting Singh, his long-time friend, transferred to Vasant Kunj police station as the station house officer. Singh was serving in the security wing of the vice-president's house at the time. Having served in an out-of-field posting, he, too, wanted to get posted as an SHO.

To implement the plan, Tiwari took help from Kumar, the main accused who had allegedly been duping and extorting people on the pretext of getting them or their relatives desired jobs in government departments. Kumar also roped in Kameshwar, the IB official who also knew Tiwari as he had purchased a property from him.

Singh was made to pay Rs 10 lakh for his selection during the screening process that had begun for the vacant post. The money was to be delivered to Kumar in coordination with Kameshwar. Following the alleged deal, Kameshwar sought information about Singh's posting or interview, said the CBI.

As per the investigation, Kumar was living in the government accommodation allotted to Kameshwar. To give the impression of an officer, he would drive Mahindra XUV fitted with siren, beacon light and jammers like antennas.

The CBI FIR said Kumar used to claim that he was a senior government servant. But in reality, he was in 'corrupt nexus' with Tiwari for 'ensuring undue favours related to transfers and postings of public servants'. Several rubber stamps, Rs 1.6 crore in cash and fake letterheads were also seized during a search at Kumar's residence.