Rajya Sabha Seat, Governorship For Up To Rs 100 Crore - CBI Busts Racket
NDTV
Rajya Sabha seat for Rs 100 crore racket: The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, had been listening to calls via a phone intercept for the last few weeks as they zeroed in on the accused, people with direct knowledge of the matter said
A racket promising a Rajya Sabha seat for up to Rs 100 crore has been busted by the Central Bureau of Investigation, people familiar with the matter said. The central probe agency caught the accused just before money exchanged hands, they said, adding the accused also offered governorship for up to Rs 100 crore.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, had been listening to calls via a phone intercept for the last few weeks as they zeroed in on the accused, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Over four people have been charged by the CBI in the racket. Some of them have been identified as Maharashtra resident Kamalakar Premkumar Bandgar, Karnataka resident Ravindra Vithal Naik, and Delhi residents Mahendra Pal Arora and Abhishek Boora.
