CBI Books Former Director Neeri, Other Scientists in Corruption Cases
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CBI Books Former Director Neeri, Other Scientists in Corruption Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The CBI has booked Nagpur Rakesh Kumar, the former director of CSIR NEERI, and four scientists of the institute in three FIRs of alleged corruption and favours extended to private companies in awarding various projects, including the giant air-purifiers WAYU, officials said Wednesday. They said the agency's action followed allegations of criminal conspiracy and corruption in a complaint received from the Chief Vigilance Officer of CSIR against National Environmental Engineering Research Institute scientists - former Director Rakesh Kumar, Chief Scientists Atya Kapley and Sanjeev Kumar Goyal, Principal Scientist Ritesh Vijay, and Senior Scientist Sunil Gulia, posted at Zonal Centre Delhi. The device, a patented product of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, was exclusively licensed to accused private firm ESS Environment Consultants Private Limited, and efforts were made to procure WAYU-II devices from the said firm on a single bid basis each time, the CBI has alleged. In the second case, the CBI has booked former Director NEERI Kumar and Kapley and three private firms: Alaknanda Technologies Pvt Ltd, Enviro Policy Research India Pvt Ltd, and Emergy Enviro Pvt Ltd. "It has also been alleged that during the year 2018-19, a joint proposal of CSIR- NEERI and the accused private firm for submission to Thane Municipal Corporation for providing advisory service for closure of dumping site at Diva-Khardi at the cost of Rs.19.75 lakhs was approved by the said Director along with accused Principal Scientist," CBI Spokesperson said.

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