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LDA bribery probe examines middleman’s phone and 50 complainants
The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has widened its probe into the alleged Rs 7.5 lakh Lucknow Development Authority bribery case after questioning alleged middleman Shravan Kumar and recovering his mobile phone. The…
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The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has widened its probe into the alleged Rs 7.5 lakh Lucknow Development Authority bribery case after questioning alleged middleman Shravan Kumar and recovering his mobile phone. The device has been sent for forensic examination. Investigators are checking whether communications link Kumar with suspended junior engineer Dinesh Kumar Verma and supervisor Chandra Prakash, who were arrested with him on August 1 while allegedly accepting the first instalment of a Rs 15 lakh demand.
The Vigilance team has also obtained details of the top 50 frequent complainants who reported alleged illegal constructions through the IGRS and other platforms. It is examining whether some complaints were used to pressure property owners through intermediaries. The LDA is providing complaint records and CCTV footage, including recordings from the month before the trap.
The Indian Opinion
The easy claim that every frequent complainant was part of an extortion network would be unfair. So would treating the arrests as proof of a wider official conspiracy before the phone and CCTV evidence are examined. The real test is whether investigators can connect specific complaints, visits, calls and payments to named people. The forensic report and the eventual charge sheet should show whether the alleged network extends beyond the three arrested men.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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