Rajesh Aggarwal of Micromax mobiles
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Rajesh Aggarwal and Manish Tuli, co-founders of Micromax mobiles, for allegedly bribing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials for a banquet hall in the city.
The MCD officials, allegedly caught while accepting the bribe of Rs 30 lakh, were also arrested from Timarpur area in north Delhi.
Following the raid, the investigating agency also carried out searches at the offices and homes of various MCD officials. Reports say Rs 40 lakh was recovered from one of the official's home.
CBI sources said they got a tip-off that Mr Aggarwal and Mr Tuli had entered a deal with the engineers of the Delhi civic body to get clearance for construction of a banquet hall in the Wazirpur area in exchange of bribe of Rs 50 lakh. The price was later negotiated to Rs 30 lakh, they say.
Officials of the Micromax cellphone company were not immediately available for comment.