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Rajasthan: Principal Secretary and five others arrested in bribery case

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 13 February 2017, 4:37 IST

Ashok Singhvi, Principal Secretary of the Mines department in Rajashtan, and five others have been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in an alleged bribery case.

The ACB has claimed to have recovered Rs 3.88 crore cash while investigating the case, during raids in Udaipur and Bhilwara cities.

"After the recovery of the amount and the arrest of five persons in Udaipur and Bhilwara, Singhvi was detained in Jaipur and search operation at his residence is underway," IG ACB Dinesh MN, said.

56-year-old Singhvi is a 1983-batch IAS officer who also holds the post of Chairman of Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd, Udaipur.

The case details

  • According to the ACB, bribes were paid to re-open mines owned by one Sher Khan, which had been closed down a while ago.
  • During investigations, the ACB arrested Additional Director (Mines) Pankaj Gehlot and Senior Mining Engineer P R Ameta.
  • A chartered accountant, Shyam Singh Singhvi, alleged middleman of the Mines Department Sanjay Seth and one Rasheed Khan were also arrested. Khan was allegedly with Ameta in Bhilwara and the ACB claimed to have recovered Rs 1.60 lakh from his car and Rs 75,000 from his pocket.
  • Of the Rs 3.88 crore, Rs 2.55 crore was allegedly recovered from Shyam Singh Singhvi's office in Udaipur.
  • Rs 2.55 crore was allegedly sent by a Chittorgarh-based mine owner and was supposed to bribe Ashok Singhvi and Pankaj Gehlot, ACB sources claimed.
  • The cash (Rs 2.55 crore) was allegedly being handed over by the CA to alleged Sanjay Seth when the ACB conducted the raid in Udaipur.
  • Seth's house in Udaipur was also searched and the ACB claimed to have recovered Rs 1.25 crore from there. Mine owner Sher Khan has not been arrested so far.

(with inputs from PTI)

First published: 17 September 2015, 9:35 IST