KCB scam: Vital papers seized from ex-CEO staying at MP’s residence
| Date :26-Apr-2023 |
By Dheeraj Fartode
MANY incriminating documents related to the recruitment scam in Kamptee Cantonment Board (KCB) were seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the room of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abhijeet Sanap. The prime suspect was staying at a Member of Parliament’s residence in New Delhi with the latter’s permission.
The recruitment scam came to light when the CBI registered a case against some ex-officials and employees of KCB for allegedly accepting bribes to appoint candidates in various posts on April 19. The CBI has already arrested four accused in connection with the case and has recovered several incriminating documents.
According to sources, the name of the ex-CEO was found in a diary with cash entries of Rs 1.5 crore recovered from the house of one of the accused. The CBI's Delhi team tracked down the ex-CEO, who is currently posted in New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). As he was staying at the official residence of Shirdi MP Sadashiv Lokhande, the CBI took permission from the MP for searches and seized documents related to the scam from Sanap’s room.
The CBI did a seizure ‘Panchnama’ of the documents, claimed sources. The investigators suspect that the ex-CEO was treating the MP’s home as a ‘safe house’ and was confident that CBI would not come there for searches. However, his plan was derailed after CBI's searches. The CBI has intensified its investigation into the scam by questioning the ex-CEO. Investigation revealed that the ex-CEO was operating an IAS tutor academy in Nagpur in the name of his wife. The CBI officials are suspecting that the ex-CEO was using the academy to make money and was involved in the recruitment scam.
The CBI has been conducting raids and searches at houses of persons related to KCB to unravel the entire conspiracy. The officials are also scrutinising the financial transactions of the accused to establish the money trail. According to sources, the investigators are trying to connect the dots of his name, which appeared in the diary that was recovered from a house of one of the accused, and papers related to the scam recovered from his house. The diary has entries of Rs 1.5 crore received from the candidates who were appointed in KCB. Many other officials of the KCB are on the radar of the CBI, and they are likely to be questioned soon. Chandrashekhar Krishnaji Lanjewar alias Chandu, Ex-Vice President of KCB, Deep Ramesh Saktel, Sanitation Worker of KCB; Chandrashekhar Kuwarlal Chidhalore, candidate (selected for the post of Mali), a nursery teacher have been arrested by the CBI.
