The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, based in Hyderabad, which is the second-largest purchaser of electoral bonds worth Rs 966 crore, in connection with an alleged bribery case.
According to a PTI report, the FIR also named eight officials of the NISP and NMDC and two officials of MECON for receiving an alleged bribe of around Rs 78 lakh in clearing bills of Rs 174 crore of Megha Engineering in connection with works related to Jagdalpur integrated steel plant.
According to the data released by the Election Commission on March 21, Megha Engineering emerged as the second-biggest buyer of electoral bonds and donated the highest amount, about Rs 586 crore, to the BJP.
The company also donated Rs 195 crore to BRS, Rs 85 crore to DMK, and Rs 37 crore to YSRCP. The TDP got about Rs 25 crore from the company, while the Congress got Rs 17 crore. The JD-S, Jana Sena Party and the JD-U got smaller sums ranging from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore.
As per the FIR that was released to the public on Saturday, CBI commenced a preliminary inquiry on August 10, 2023, regarding the purported bribery in a project worth Rs 315 crore.
The project pertains to the work of an intake well, pump house, and cross-country pipeline at the integrated steel plant Jagdalpur, for which the company was awarded.
Based on the findings of the preliminary enquiry, a recommendation was made on March 18 to register a regular case into the alleged bribery, which was filed on March 31.
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