Correspondent
GUWAHATI, Jan 27 – Close on the heels of arrest of National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) deputy general manager BC Dhiman from the city on Saturday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested another top official of NBCC from Shillong. Additional general manager of NBCC PK Mittal, who is posted at Shillong, surrendered at the CBI office (in Shillong) this morning and was immediately taken into custody.
Dhiman, during CBI interrogation, had contended that he had offered a bribe of Rs five lakh to the CBI officer at the behest of Mittal.
A transit remand has been sought and Mittal will be brought to Guwahati as soon as possible,” CBI sources divulged.
The CBI was on the lookout for Mittal since Dhiman’s arrest after the latter had tried to bribe an investigating officer of the CBI, probing anomalies in road construction undertaken by the NBCC in Guwahati city.
Mittal, during questioning, maintained that he had been away on a site visit to an interior location in Meghalaya and had reported at the CBI office right after arrival in town when he came to know that the CBI was searching for him.
The Shillong residence of Mittal was raided today, though no substantial evidence was found. “We have unearthed four bank accounts of Mittal in New Delhi and will be seeking bank statements,” a senior official of the CBI said.
He added that Dhiman and Mittal, among the top bosses of the NBCC, have been booked under anti-corruption charges and the reported anomalies in the construction work would be dealt separately.
Dhiman was the project manager between 2002-05, while Mittal was the unit head at that time.
The CBI was probing the anomalies in road construction works by NBCC in Guwahati between 2002-08. The final report of the probe would be submitted very soon, which is expected to open a Pandora’s box. source: assam tribune
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