<p>Mumbai: In a major crackdown, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/cbi">Central Bureau of Investigation</a> has raided 17 locations across four states in connection with alleged corruption against officials of the prestigious National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/neeri">NEERI</a>) in Nagpur.</p><p>The CBI action took following a complaint filed by the Chief Vigilance Officer, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.</p><p>Three cases have been registered, according to a CBI statement. </p>.<p>Those who have been booked in the first case are: Dr Rakesh Kumar, the then Director, CSIR- NEERI, Nagpur, Dr. Atya Kapley, the then Senior Scientist & Head, Director’s Research Cell, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Alaknanda Technologies Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai, Enviro Policy Research India Pvt Ltd, Thane and Emergy Enviro Pvt Ltd, Mumbai.</p><p>The accused public servants entered criminal conspiracy with accused private companies allowing cartelization and collusive bidding, splitting of tenders/works, not obtaining financial concurrence of competent authority, in lieu of undue advantage, the CBI said.</p><p>The accused in the second case are: Dr Rakesh Kumar, the then Director, CSIR- NEERI, Nagpur, Dr. Ritesh Vijay, the then Principal Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur and Waste to Energy Research &amp; Technology Council-India, Mumbai.</p><p>The accused individuals and the entity allegedly connived to get favours from the company in 2018-2019 which was selected arbitrarily without the consent of the CSIR top authorities, and Dr. Kumar was having associated with the company in 2015-2016.</p><p>In the third case, those booked are: Dr. Sunil Gulia, the then Scientist Fellow of Delhi Zonal Centre, NEERI and later Senior Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Goyal, the then Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, ESS Environment Consultants Private Ltd and Alaknanda Technologies Private Ltd.</p><p>They allegedly hatched a criminal conspiracy for major irregularities in procurement, fabrication, supply, installation and commissioning of WAYU-II devices, a patented-proprietary property of NEERI, with attempts to create a monopoly for the two companies, bypassing norms for undue advantage.</p><p>The raids were carried out in Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Bihar.</p>
<p>Mumbai: In a major crackdown, the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/cbi">Central Bureau of Investigation</a> has raided 17 locations across four states in connection with alleged corruption against officials of the prestigious National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/neeri">NEERI</a>) in Nagpur.</p><p>The CBI action took following a complaint filed by the Chief Vigilance Officer, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.</p><p>Three cases have been registered, according to a CBI statement. </p>.<p>Those who have been booked in the first case are: Dr Rakesh Kumar, the then Director, CSIR- NEERI, Nagpur, Dr. Atya Kapley, the then Senior Scientist & Head, Director’s Research Cell, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Alaknanda Technologies Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai, Enviro Policy Research India Pvt Ltd, Thane and Emergy Enviro Pvt Ltd, Mumbai.</p><p>The accused public servants entered criminal conspiracy with accused private companies allowing cartelization and collusive bidding, splitting of tenders/works, not obtaining financial concurrence of competent authority, in lieu of undue advantage, the CBI said.</p><p>The accused in the second case are: Dr Rakesh Kumar, the then Director, CSIR- NEERI, Nagpur, Dr. Ritesh Vijay, the then Principal Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur and Waste to Energy Research &amp; Technology Council-India, Mumbai.</p><p>The accused individuals and the entity allegedly connived to get favours from the company in 2018-2019 which was selected arbitrarily without the consent of the CSIR top authorities, and Dr. Kumar was having associated with the company in 2015-2016.</p><p>In the third case, those booked are: Dr. Sunil Gulia, the then Scientist Fellow of Delhi Zonal Centre, NEERI and later Senior Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Goyal, the then Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, ESS Environment Consultants Private Ltd and Alaknanda Technologies Private Ltd.</p><p>They allegedly hatched a criminal conspiracy for major irregularities in procurement, fabrication, supply, installation and commissioning of WAYU-II devices, a patented-proprietary property of NEERI, with attempts to create a monopoly for the two companies, bypassing norms for undue advantage.</p><p>The raids were carried out in Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Bihar.</p>