CBI special court grants interim bail to Col Singh

“Singh’s office and residence were searched by the CBI and some answersheets were also seized by them but no incriminating material was found. On Thursday,the CBI had again called Singh to their office for interrogation,” stated the bail application. The court granted him bail till July 2.

Meanwhile,the court remanded seven persons,Colonel Kulbir Singh,staff officer to NDA Commandant Lt Gen Jatinder Singh,NDA employee Ramesh Gaikwad,Bal Kishen Kanojia,a foodstall owner in Pune,his employee Vishnu Sharma and two alleged touts Manoj Sheetal Kar and Dattatre Sheetal Kar and S S Waghmare,establishment department head,in magisterial custody.

The accused had allegedly taken signatures of candidates,who agreed to pay bribe for class IV jobs,on blank sheets and later filled them with correct answers through fraudulent means,the CBI officials said.

The CBI said,while Rs 4 lakh was seized from the residence of Col Singh,another Rs 82 lakh was seized from the residence of an associate of the Army officer who is being quizzed by the CBI. Rs 50 lakh in cash was recovered from Kanojia and Rs 18 lakh from Gaikwad’s residence. The remaining Rs 3 lakh and Rs 3.20 lakh were recovered from Manoj Sheetal Kar and Vishnu Sharma’s residences respectively.