The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Mudavath Devola, deputy director general of the Directorate of Airworthiness of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), along with a representative of a private company in a bribery case.
Bharat Mathur, a senior vice president at a major conglomerate, was also arrested on charges of bribing an official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. $2.5 lakh.
“The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Deputy Director General, Directorate of Airworthiness, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), New Delhi Headquarters along with a representative of a private company in a bribery case worth Rs 2.5 lakhs, resulting in seizure of the entire amount,” the investigating agency said in a statement.
The statement added that the accused deputy director sought an undue advantage from private persons instead of issuing approvals and permissions for applications pending with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for a private airline.
The CBI registered the case on April 18 against the DGCA official and Bharat Mathur and a search was conducted at the premises of the accused public employee and the company representative.
“The CBI conducted searches at the premises of the accused public employee and other persons at 04 locations in Delhi, which led to the seizure of cash worth Rs 37,000, gold and silver coins and multiple digital devices,” the statement said.
