A case of corruption in the country’s large government power transmission company, which has been found directly involved in a senior officer and a private company. CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) has arrested Uday Kumar, Senior General Manager of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), for taking bribe. It is alleged against him that he took a bribe of Rs 2.4 lakh from the private company KEC International, so that the company can be benefited in the contract process.
Uday Kumar, who was posted in Ajmer, was arrested by CBI late Wednesday night in Sikar. He was accompanied by Suman Singh, an officer of Kec International. According to the CBI, this bribe was directly taken in exchange for processing and approval of bills to contracts.
CBI spokesperson said clearly,
The CBI has also accused five KEC International officials in this case. The major people whose names have been named in the FIR include:
However, no official statement on the matter has been issued by KEC International so far.
After the arrest, the CBI conducted a search operation at the site of bribery transaction. In Sikar, Jaipur and Mohali, the houses and offices of the accused were raided, from where several necessary documents and digital devices were seized.
According to the CBI spokesperson,
PGCIL is a major public sector company under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, which works as a transmission of electricity across the country. This is the largest transmission utility of the country and it is responsible for keeping the power supply in the entire country stable and uninterrupted.
Transparency is very important in the process to contracts and payments between government and private companies. The allegations made in this case show how a PSE officer and private company people can carry out disturbances.
The bribe amount may be 2.4 lakh rupees, but the questions that have arisen from it are bigger than this – is transparency in government contracts still a dream?
