The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested National Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai IRP Subrata Maity and two others including a proprietor of Mumbai based firm in a bribery case of Rs. 2 lakh.
M/s R.J. Jewelers, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai proprietor Ruchit Tankha and employee Ashish Somani are the other two accused arrested by the CBI.
A case was registered on complaint against an Interim Resolution Professional (IRP), National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai and unknown others on the allegations of demanding undue advantage of Rs.20 lakh to settle the NCLT matter of complainant’s company, the official note said.
It was further alleged the accused demanded initial part payment of Rs.2 lakh, out of the total demand of Rs.20 lakh from the Complainant and told him that a private person would come to collect the said amount at Pune.
The CBI laid a trap and caught a private person while accepting the initial part payment of Rs.2 lakh from the Complainant.
Later, the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) and the Proprietor/Jeweller of Mumbai whose alleged role came in the case were also caught.
The searches were conducted at the premises of the accused at Pune, Navi Mumbai which led to recovery of incriminating documents etc. All the three arrested accused are being produced today in the special court (CBI), Pune.
