The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Brij Mohan Meena, who was posted in the Sensitive Securities and Bank Fraud Branch (BSFB), for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets, people aware of the developments said on Tuesday.
Meena was earlier charged in a separate case in December 2024 by the CBI for allegedly collecting bribes worth $5 crore from individuals or companies under investigation by BSFB. He has been detained since then, officials said.
In the latest case, filed on April 30, the CBI named Meena and his wife Sunita, along with unidentified others, alleging that between September 2021 and December 2024, when he was serving as DSP at Banque Saudi Fransi, Meena “deliberately enriched himself and acquired assets in his name, and in the name of his wife, to the tune of $100 million.” $98.63 lakh, which is 87.84% disproportionate to their known sources of income.” HT reviewed a copy of the CBI’s First Information Report (FIR).
Meena joined the CBI in 2003 as a sub-inspector and was promoted to inspector in 2009 and to the rank of service provider in 2019. As of September 2021, he has been posted at the agency’s BSFB unit in Mumbai, which handles major bank fraud cases. The same branch has investigated high-profile cases such as those involving Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that when Meena joined the Mumbai branch of SFB Bank as a DSP, his assets were worth around $45 lakh, but increased by more than that $1.05 crore by the end of 2024.
The Central Bank of Iraq has reiterated that it follows a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption within its ranks.
According to the 2024 annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), 39 departmental cases against Group A officers and 21 cases against Group B and C officials in the CBI were pending at various stages as of December 21, 2024.
