Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
Directorate of Enforcement (ED),Bangalore has provisionally attached the bribe amount of Rs.20 lakh in the case of Akil Ahmed,Regional Officer,NHAI, Bangalore under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
ED initiated the investigation under PMLA based on the FIR filed by CBI under various sections of IPC,and Sections 7,8,9 and 10 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.
During the investigation,it was noticed that Akil Ahmad, Regional Officer,NHAI,Bangalore had demanded illegal gratification from Retnakaran Sajilal,General Manager, M/s Dilip Buildcon Private Limited (DBL),Bangalore with respect to approval of concession agreement filed by the company for the project under Bangalore Chennai Expressway Package 1&2 executed by M/s Dilip Buildcon Private Limited in Karnataka.
The officer was receiving the said bribe amount from the officials of Dileep Buildcon Private Limited through a Chartered Accountant based in Delhi on 30.12.2021 when the CBI team trapped the accused Chartered Accountant and recovered the money.
Further investigation is in progress.
