CBI files chargesheet in 2-year-old graft case involving Army men and IDAS officers

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against eight individuals, including two Army men and two Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAF) officers, in a two-year-old graft case. The accused have been booked for offences punishable under Sections 7, 7A, 8, 12, and 120 B of the IPC.

The chargesheet names IDAS officer Uma Shankar Prasad Kushwaha, Integrated Financial Advisor; Vijay Nama, a junior translator; Army soldiers Sandeep Rajput and Dev Kumar Sharma; Rajendra Singh, owner of M/s Tanushree Services in Jaipur; and JS Bedi, a supplier of security gadgets in Chandigarh.

According to CBI, the case involves allegations of bribery and corruption. The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Chandigarh had registered a case on June 21, 2023, based on secret information that JS Bedi had been obtaining contracts for supplying goods to an Army unit in Bikaner by bypassing GeM regulations and bribing Uma Shankar Prasad Kushwaha.

The CBI investigation revealed that Sandeep Rajput had received alleged bribe money from JS Bedi, which was meant for Kushwaha. Rajput also received a payment of Rs 49,500 in his SBI account from Bedi. CBI claimed that Rajput had delivered the money to Rajendra Singh, who was allegedly involved in the corruption racket.

The CBI court has issued notices to the accused for April 5, 2025.