CBI to close probe against Senior Railway Board member

New Delhi: The CBI has decided to close its preliminary enquiry (PE) against top railway official Kulbhushan facing allegations of corrupt practices. CBI is likely to close its preliminary enquiry into graft allegations against a top Railway Board member as it failed to find any prima facie evidence against him during its nine-month long probe which apparently marred his chances of becoming the Board chairman.Last year in June, CBI had started a preliminary enquiry against Kul Bhushan, Member (Electrical) Railway Board, for allegedly favouring a private builder in awarding contract to develop a railway land.Kulbhushan holds the rank of secretary to the government and is posted as Member (Electrical) of the railway board, the top decision making body of the railways.  Despite being the senior-most member, Kulbhushan lost out in the race to be the Chairman of the Railway Board, mainly because of the CBI probe against him, say railway ministry sources.  The enquiry apparently became a stumbling block for Kul Bhushan, who was the senior-most member, in the race for the post of Chairman, Railway Board.A senior CBI official said although there was no evidence against Kul Bhushan and agency has decided to close the enquiry against him, it will recommend departmental action against others. “The decision has been taken to close the PE,” said a CBI official requesting anonymity.The PE against Kulbhushan was an off-shoot of the CBI corruption case against former railway board Member (Staff) Mahesh Kumar who charged with bribing Vijay Singla, nephew of former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, to get the ‘so-called’ lucrative post of Member (Electrical) which was held by Kulbhushan.But after probing him for more than nine months, the agency has decided to close the PE as the allegations could not be verified.The CBI and ministry of railways were also locked in a tussle over the move to include Kulbhushan in a black list of officials whose integrity was under cloud due to the pending PE against him. The CBI and Railways could not come out with an ‘agreed list’ of officials due to the controversy over indecision to put Kulbhushan in the list. 

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