New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached an amount of Rs 89.68 Lakh under Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA) in the case related to Railway bribery involving nephew of former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
ED’s move under PMLA comes after the filing of FIR and charge sheet by CBI under section 120B of IPC read with Section 7, 8 & 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, before CBI Special Judge Patiala House Court, New Delhi against former Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar, Vijay Singla, Sandeep Goyal and seven other accused.
CBI investigation revealed that 1975 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) Mahesh Kumar was posted as General Manager of Western Railways. He wanted to get himself appointed as Member, Electrical in the Railway Board instead of Member, Staff.