THE BOMBAY Excessive Court docket Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) engineer booked for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore bribe. The Ok-east ward government engineer, Mandar Tari, has been on the run for the reason that previous 4 months.
Earlier, the Classes courtroom had issued a Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) in opposition to Mandar Tari.
Tari’s anticipatory bail plea had earlier been rejected by the extra periods choose following which he had approached the excessive courtroom. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been looking out for Tari since August 7 when two of his alleged aides have been trapped by ACB officers whereas accepting Rs 75 lakh bribe from an Andheri-based developer.
As per the FIR, the complainant owned a ground-plus-two-storey constructing in Andheri wherein he made some alterations to the second ground and a shed on the terrace. In January, he obtained a discover from the BMC saying the alterations have been unlawful. He complained concerning the discover within the courtroom which put aside the BMC order. In July, he alleged that some BMC officers together with Tari visited the constructing.
The complainant alleged that when he went to fulfill the officers the subsequent day, they demanded Rs 2 crore to make sure no motion was taken and requested to pay Rs 75 lakh as first installment.
The complainant approached the ACB and on August 6, two alleged aides of Tari recognized as Pratik Pise and Mohd Shah have been arrested.
The courtroom order talked about, “The information additionally point out that the applicant (Tari) and Shah maintained constant communication with one another. Moreover, WhatsApp conversations reveal that the applicant was actively coordinating with the co-accused.”
The order added, “Moreover, it seems that the applicant (Tari) gathered wealth exceeding his identified sources of revenue. ..Additional, the file additionally signifies the existence of a well-organised syndicate comprising each officers and personal people, which requires thorough and unobstructed investigation.”
