The CBI has closed a case against Central Railway officials after finding no evidence of misappropriation and irregularities in awarding contracts for parts required in the maintenance of EMU rakes at Vidyavihar Store Depot and Kurla Car Shed. The agency has submitted a closure report before the special CBI court. 

CBI found no evidence of irregularities in awarding contracts

The CBI had registered a case against Ved Prakash (senior divisional electrical engineer), Vijay Kumar (assistant divisional electrical engineer), Suresh Kapare (senior material manager), Sureshchandra Baria (senior section engineer), DD Sorte (senior section engineer), HS Gomes (chief office superintendent – retired), Anjali Gupta (chief office superintendent) and Arun Shriram (divisional electrical engineer) on February 4, 2002. 

The agency claimed, “During the investigation, it was revealed that no case was made out against the above accused for want of strong… evidence.” The judge accepted the report, observing, “I perused the final report, documents collected… I am satisfied that there is no evidence against the above accused to prosecute them for the alleged offences. Hence, closure report is accepted.”