Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar and four others were sent to a 5-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody by a special court on Tuesday.
Kumar, along with five other people were arrested by the CBI on Monday evening.
Kumar has been accused of favouring private companies in granting government contracts between 2006 and 2014.
According to sources, the CBI had filed an FIR claiming wrongdoing in the awarding of contacts worth Rs 9.5 crore, but investigations point to irregularities in contracts worth Rs 50 crore.
The said contracts were awarded between 2006 and 2014 when Congress’ Shiela Dikshit was the CM of Delhi.
The CBI investigation against Rajendra Kumar claimed that Kumar was allegedly involved in a corruption case of Rs 50 crore.
According to the agency, Kumar established an IT company named Endeavours System Pvt Ltd in 2006.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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