Another case against Verma

NEW DELHI, APRIL 8. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered another case of disproportionate assets against the suspended Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Mr. B.P.Verma.

Mr. Verma, who was removed from the post a day before being raided by the CBI, is already facing charges of criminal conspiracy and misuse of official position.

Highly-placed agency sources told PTI that a decision to register a disproportionate assets case against Mr. Verma was taken days after registering an FIR for criminal conspiracy and seeking illegal gratification.

The sources said several assets were found either in his name or those of his family members besides some `benami' property.

The sources said the sleuths of the anti-corruption branch were looking into the documents seized from Mr. Verma's official and residential premises on March 31.

The agency has so far arrested six persons in connection with the case which includes Mr. Verma his son, Mr. Siddarth, Ms. Bhawna Pandey, an alleged conduit of Mr. Verma, Mr. Shravan Kumar, partner of A.K. Enterprise which allegedly paid bribe to the suspended chairman for securing release of its consignment.

The agency also arrested Mr. K. Vijay Pratap, an alleged middleman who paid bribe in crores of rupees on behalf of the firm to Mr. Siddarth in the capital on March 23 and Mr. Rajeev Kumar, manager of firms owned by Mr. Siddarth.

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