MP: Court sends 4 accused, including CBI Inspector Rahul Raj, to judicial custody in nursing college scam
Jun 01, 2024
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 1 : A special CBI court on Saturday sent four accused, including CBI Inspector Rahul Raj to judicial custody in the nursing college scam.
On the completion of their custody till today, the accused CBI Inspector Rahul Raj and intermediaries Om Goswami, Ravi Bhadoria, and Jugal Kishore were produced before the court of Judge Arvind Kumar Sharma and the court sent them to judicial custody.
Earlier on Tuesday, nine accused namely, Inspector Sushil Kumar Majoka from MP Police (on attachment with CBI), Anil Bhaskaran, Tanveer Khan, Radharaman Sharma, Sachin Jain, Ved Sharma, Preeti Tilakwar, Suma Anil Bhaskaran, Jalpana Adhikari, were produced before the court. All were sent to judicial custody.
Notably, in compliance with directions from the High Court, CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Bhopal had formed seven core teams and several support teams. These teams, composed of CBI officials, representatives from nursing colleges, and Patwaris, were tasked with inspecting nursing colleges across the state to ensure they met the required infrastructural and faculty standards.
During the monitoring process, officials from one of the support teams were found indulging in corrupt activities. It was observed that Inspector Rahul Raj of the CBI, along with other team members, was issuing favourable inspection reports in exchange for bribes. The internal vigilance mechanism swiftly responded, leading to the registration of a case against 23 individuals, including Inspector Rahul Raj, three other CBI officials, and various intermediaries.
On May 18, Inspector Rahul Raj was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakhs from Anil Bhaskaran and his wife, Suma Anil. Subsequent actions by CBI teams from New Delhi resulted in searches at 31 locations across Bhopal, Indore, Ratlam, and Jaipur. These searches led to the recovery of over Rs. 2.33 crore in cash, four gold bars, 36 digital devices, and more than 150 incriminating documents.
Thirteen individuals were arrested in connection with the case, including Inspector Rahul Raj, Inspector Sushil Kumar Majoka from MP Police (on attachment with CBI), and intermediaries Om Goswami, Ravi Bhadoria, and Jugal Kishore. Three women were also among those arrested. All arrested individuals have been remanded to CBI custody until May 29.
Later following the instruction of CM Mohan Yadav, CBI inspector Rahul Raj and Inspector Sushil Kumar Majoka from MP Police (on attachment with CBI) were dismissed from the job.
On the other hand, CM Yadav also instructed to shut down 66 unsuitable nursing colleges running in 31 districts in the state.
