The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a charge-sheet against an ED officer, its own DSP, and two others, in connection with a corruption case.
The charge-sheet has been filed against CBI DSP Balbir Singh, Enforcement Directorate (ED) Assistant Director Vishal Deep, his relatives Vikas Deep and Niraj, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Section 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS.
On December 22, 2024, the CBI had registered two FIRs against Deep based on complaints lodged by Bhupinder Kumar Sharma, chairman of Dev Bhumi Group of Institutions, Una, and Rajneesh Bansal, chairman of Himalayan Group of Professional Institutions, Sirmaur. Both accused Deep and other ED officials of “demanding bribes for not arresting them” in cases registered against their institutions.
However, according to Deep, while he was investigating the proceeds of crime in the alleged Himachal Pradesh scholarship scam, he was induced by DSP Balbir and the complainant in one of the two FIRs to “accept a bribe amount to lend favours to the complainant by diluting the charges and by not arresting them”.
Balbir was arrested in the matter after he was questioned in connection with the bribery case linked to the alleged scholarship scam. His role was verified by the agency after Deep levelled charges against him.
The CBI, later in its preliminary probe, found that Balbir has active role in the crime as he allegedly mediated the meeting between complainant and accused Deep in Hotel Lalit on December 14, 2024, and also facilitated the delivery of bribe on December 22, 2024 near Aerocity Road in Zirakpur (Mohali).
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