In the Navy scandal, the CBI raided 30 locations in four states

New delhi date. 31 July 2020, Friday

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided about 30 places in four states - Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka - following a bogus bill in the Navy. In fact, the Western Navy has been accused of scamming Rs 6.76 crore by making bogus bills for IT hardware supply.

According to one allegation, Captain Atul Kulkarni, Commander Mandar Godbole and RP Sharma and petty officer LOG (F&A) Kuldeep Singh Baghel allegedly prepared seven bogus bills worth Rs 6.76 crore. During the raid, police recovered Rs 10 lakh in cash and some important documents.

What is the whole case

The entire case involves the payment of a contingency bill for the supply of IT hardware to the Western Navy arch. The whole scam was uncovered in an internal investigation by the Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense then informed the CBI on October 23, 2019. The CBI registered the case after receiving a green signal from the defense ministry.

There could be a scam of over Rs 6.76 crore

According to CBI sources, the scam could be worth more than Rs 6.76 crore. The investigation of this whole case has been started and the payment of the old bill may also be investigated. The CBI is currently seeking information from Navy officials and companies.

How many people have been charged

It is learned that besides CBI Captain Atul Kulkarni, Commander Mandar Godbole, Commander RP Sharma, Petty Officer LOG (F&A) Kuldeep Singh Baghel, SM Desham, AKK Vishwas, Indu Kumbhare, Anmol Kandiaburu, Pradeep Chauhan, Amar Devani A case has been registered against Messrs. ACME Network and IT Solutions (Company), Kaushal Panchal, owner of Cyberspace Infovision Pvt. Ltd., Jitu Mehra (owner of Messrs. Moksha Infosys Company) and Lal Chand Yadav, owner of Messrs.