Three FIRs filed to probe alleged graft in govt contracts: ACB tells court

The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) on Friday told a Delhi court that it has lodged three FIRs in connection with a complaint of alleged irregularities against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the grant of contracts for roads and sewer lines here.

The ACB, in its status report, also informed Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra that the probe is on and they will file a detailed report later. The agency said separate FIRs were registered by it on its own on May 8.

During the hearing, the court also directed the Additional Commissioner of the ACB to assess the threat perception with regard to the complainant Rahul Sharma once again after he submitted that on May 30 two unidentified persons on a motorcycle fired gun shots at him when he was travelling in his car along with a cousin.

He also showed to the court a CCTV video clipping purportedly of the incident.

His advocate told the court that an FIR for the offence of attempt to murder was lodged at a police station in Gautam Budh Nagar.

The court said, "The FIR showed there are serious threats to the security of the complainant. The Additional Commissioner of the ACB is directed to assess the threat perception with regard to the complainant once again and file a status report on June 8."

The court had earlier also directed the probe agency to assess the threat perception and the ACB had concluded that there was no threat at that time.

The magistrate said witness protection was such a serious issue, not only in this case but in general.