CBI has registered a case against TMC leader Babul Supriyo’s former staffer over corruption charges.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case of corruption against Sushanta Mallick, a former staffer of the then Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul Supriyo, who quit BJP and joined Trinamool Congress a few months back.
Babul Supriyo was the Heavy Industries Minister from July 2016 to May 2019. According to the FIR, executives of a Engineering Projects India Limited (EPIL), under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, were involved in corruption along with the then staffer of Babul Supriyo.
According to CBI, the then executives of EPIL conspired and demanded Rs 50 lakh from Ashutosh Bandhopadhayay, for providing favour for the tenders awarded and being awarded by EPIL during the period 2016–2017.
“Verification has revealed that out of Rs 50 lakh, Rs 40 lakh were to be given to SPS Bakshi, the then CMD, EPIL and Rs 10 lakh were to be given to Harcharan Pal, the then Executive Director (Contracts) and Paritosh Kumar Praveen, the then Manager (Grade II), EPIL.
Verification has revealed that SPS Bakshi had got conveyed to Ashutosh Bandhopadhayay through S Tyagi, the then DGM (contractual basis) that out of the bribe amount of Rs 40 lakh, Rs 5 lakh be transferred into the bank account of Sushanta Mallick, staff of the then Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises,” the FIR read.
Ashutosh Bandhopadhayay allegedly transferred Rs 5 lakh into the bank account of Sushanta Mallick in December 2016 when Babul Supriyo was serving as the minister.
CBI has booked Sushanta Mallick along with others on charges of criminal conspiracy and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Babul Supriyo quit BJP and joined TMC in September 2021.
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