Dehradun: The CBI will file another chargesheet (supplementary) in the AIIMS sweeping machine scam. This could include senior officials who were in office at the time of the scam. The CBI already filed a chargesheet against five officials in January last year.
The CBI has found evidence of negligence and collusion by the then-current top officials in its investigation. Therefore, a new chargesheet will be filed in this case. It is worth noting that several cases were filed in 2022 in connection with the scam involving the allocation of machines and medical stores at AIIMS. Five officials and four others were named as accused. One case involved the purchase of sweeping machines for AIIMS. Five companies were included in the tender. A renowned company that manufactured and sold sweeping machines was excluded from the tender process citing numerous inaccuracies.
Instead, the sweeping machine was purchased from a company that neither manufactured nor had any involvement in its sale. The condition was that the machine should not be more than three months old. The machine arrived. When it started working, it ran for only 124 hours. A CBI investigation confirmed a total scam of ₹4.41 crore in the allocation of sweeping machines and medical stores.
In this case, a charge sheet was filed in court against Dr. Balram Omar, then Professor of the Department of Microbiology, Dr. Brijendra Singh, then Professor of the Department of Anatomy, then Assistant Professor Anubha Agarwal, Administrative Officer Shashikant, and Accountant Deepak Joshi.
All of them were charged with fraud, criminal conspiracy, and corruption. According to CBI sources, evidence has been found implicating the involvement of senior officials of the time. The investigation against them is also nearly complete. A supplementary charge sheet will be filed soon.
