Louis Berger scam: CBI team in Guwahati

Guwahati (Assam), September 26, 2018:

A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reached Guwahati on Wednesday to probe the Louis Berger bribery scam.

Sources said the team was likely to quiz a minister and some senior government officials in connection with the multi-crore rupees scam which took place a few years ago.

Earlier, RTI activist Bhaben Handique had filed a PIL in the Gauhati High Court. He has been summoned by the CBI team. The Gauhati HC had ordered the CBI to probe the scam based on Handique’s PIL.

Back in 2015, officials of the US-based Louis Berger had admitted in a court in the country that they had bribed senior government officials in some countries, including India, to win government projects.