LTC scam: JD (U) MLA Anil Sahni booked for corruption
The CBI also conducted searches at the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, his residence in Muzaffarpur, Bihar and his office in New Delhi.
Sahani
had
allegedly
siphoned
off
around
Rs
9.5
lakh
by
presenting
fake
air
tickets
and
boarding
passes.
This
is
the
first
FIR
in
the
LTC
scam
against
a
Rajya
Sabha
member
after
the
CBI
rejistered
a
preliminary
enquiry
in
the
matter
in
August
this
year.
Sahani allegedly made fraudulent LTC claims using fake tickets and boarding passes. Sources in the CBI said that a case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Sahani had allegedly siphoned off around Rs 9.5 lakh in the scam
The CBI also named an Air India employee, Rubaina Akhtar and New Delhi based Air Cruise Travels Private Limited also in the FIR.
At present, the CBI is probing nine MPs for making LTC claims based on fake travel documents. A deeper probe in future would also involve government officials, airline staff and travel agents.
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