The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) informed a Delhi court on Friday that it had lodged three separate FIRs based a complaint filed by a non-profit organisation against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his brother-in-law who died recently, and a government official.
Rahul Sharma, founder of the Roads Anti-Corruption Organisation, had alleged irregularities in awarding of contracts for construction of roads and sewer lines by the Chief Minister, his brother-in-law late Surender Kumar Bansal, who was proprietor of Messrs Renu Construction, and P.K. Kathuria, then PWD Executive Engineer posted in north Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh.
‘Contracts through fraud’
Mr. Sharma had asked for a case to be lodged against them for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.
The ACB informed Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra that it had lodged the three FIRs on May 8.
“From the records retrieved, and other sources, it has come out that Mr. Kejriwal’s brother-in-law, late Surender Kumar Bansal, operated Messrs Renu Construction Company and other dummy companies in order to obtain contracts by way of fraud in criminal connivance with government servants posted at PWD,” the complaint alleged.
Assess threat perception
“In 2015-16, Mr. Bansal had obtained a contract for certain works that were never completed. Shockingly, all payments were cleared under pressure from Mr. Kejriwal,” the complaint said.
The Magistrate, meanwhile, has directed an Assistant Commissioner from the ACB to once again assess the threat perception to the complainant after Mr. Sharma informed the court that two unknown bikers had fired at him recently. The court, which said that the FIR with regard to the recent attack showed that the complainant was under serious threat, has directed the ACB to file a status report on June 8.
