New Delhi, June 03: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested reportedly a Lt. Colonel and a middleman in connection with a transfer racket at the Army headquarters in which officers allegedly paid lakhs of rupees to manipulate their postings.
Reports said that Lt Col Ranganathan Suvramani Moni, posted in the personnel division of the Army, and middleman Gaurav Kohli were arrested while an alleged bribe of Rs 2 lakh was changing hands for the transfer of a Bengaluru based officer. The investigating agency had learnt of the illicit activities of some Army officers and laid a trap to arrest the two men.
The expose is bound to send ripples in the Army as some more senior officers are suspected to be involved in the case, reports said.
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