https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/csir-removes-neeri-head-rakesh-kumar-as-director/article34291163.ece
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has divested Rakesh Kumar, Director, National Environment Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur of his post and transferred him to its headquarters in Delhi. Sources confirmed to The Hindu that this was after the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) ordered an inquiry into allegations of corruption against Mr. Kumar and other employees at the institute. The allegations were levelled by a former employee of NEERI.
Documents filed with the Delhi High Court detailing the case suggest that in Dec 2019, a whistleblower complaint to the CVC alleged that Mr. Kumar led a “syndicate of influential corrupt officials” and had formed active and shell companies to ‘grab’ consultancy projects.
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