The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Monday submitted their inquiry report regarding the bribery allegations standing against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma to the Supreme Court of India. The CBI handed over their report on the decisions taken by interim director Nageshwar Rao.
Moreover, the court fixed the hearing of Verma’s plea challenging the government of India’s decision to strip him of his duties, on November 16. According to reports, Verma was ‘forcibly’ sent on leave after a tussle with his deputy and Special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana.
Verma has been accused by Asthana of accepting bribe from meat exporter Moin Qureshi. Asthana has been accused of indulging in corrupt practices by Verma.
Verma has been appearing before the three-member CVC headed by K V Chowdary and is understood to have given point-wise refusal to all the allegations levelled against him by his deputy.
Last month, an FIR was registered against Asthana and others, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who is in CBI custody in an alleged bribery case. After the tussle between the two senior officers became public, the GoI, in a sudden overnight strike on October 23, divested both Verma and Asthana of their duties and sent them on leave.
The very next day, Verma challenged his removal in the top court that issued notices to both the GoI and the CVC. The court directed the CVC to complete the inquiry against the CBI director within two weeks.
Meanwhile, the court had also barred IPS officer M Nageswara Rao, who has been given interim charge of the CBI, from taking any major decision.
