False complaint to CBI – complainant charged.
Here is a n interesting story. A Railway engineer suspended a contractor because his service was inadequate. When the relations were good, the engineer had agreed to take a loan in his name to buy a vehicle for the contractor, as the contractor would not get a loan. The contractor used to default in repaying the installments which used to be debited from the account of the engineer. The contractor used to repay the amount in cash to the engineer. While making one such payment the wily contractor got the engineer “trapped” by the CBI “red handed”. Fortunately the CBI conducted a proper investigation and found out that the contractor was laying the trap for the engineer and taking CBI for a ride. Now the CBI has filed a case against the contractor and discharged the engineer. But what trauma the engineer and his family must have undergone because of this false case! But CBI has to be complimented for getting the truth. Normally in trap cases, no further investigation is done – the fact that cash was recovered and there was a complaint is enough for conviction. CBI’s ‘success’ rate is almost 100% in trap cases.
There was a similar case of an inspector in a Custom House who was trapped by his own sepoy. The sepoy took a loan from the inspector and while repaying it, got him trapped by CBI. The inspector lost his job and was also convicted by the Court!