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CBI to quiz Bansal in jail scam caseDevesh K. PandeyL proof' ofhis complicity in the Garg. This, sources added,was'-" crime. On the basis of that allegedly an interim paymentNEWDELHI: Determined to drill they had set out to probe thethat Mr.Kumar made in orderdeep into the layers of con case and arrest the accused, to secure the additionalspiracy behind the purported the sources added. With this,' charge of General Managerdeal struck by Railway Board nine persons have been ar (Western Railway and SignalMember (staf Mahesh Ku restedin this case sofar.*7 and Telecommunication) tifimar with Railway Minister The electronic and other he was appointed as RailwayPawan Kumar Bansal's neph material evidence gathered\ Board Member (Electrical),ew Vijay Singla and his ac priortothe arrest of Mr. Sin thepostthathesought.complices for securing the gla and his accomplice Sandpostof Railway Board Mem eep Goyal would be placed ,Morearrestsber (Electrical), the Central before the court for perusal While Mr. Kumar and Mr.Bureau of Investigation is all whenever needed. Manjunath were arrested inset to "interview" Mr. Bansal. The CBI has registered the Mumbai and Bangalore reOn condition of anonymity case under Section 7 (public Pawwi Kwnar Bansal spectively, the CBI also arCBI officials on Sunday said servant taking gratification), rested the two courier boys,that in order to prepare awa Section 8 (taking gratification estswillalsobe scrutinised. Dharmendra and Vivek, betertightcase they would 9n to influence public servant) The CBI, which seized sides Mr. Manjunath's busivestigatethe case toits logical and Section 10 (Punishment piopertyand investment doc ness associates Rahul Yadavend" and probe all those con for abetment by public ser uinents of the accused during and Samir Sandhir. The agennectedwith the main con rant)ofthe Prevention ofCor raids in New Delhi, Chandi cy also arrested Sushil Daga,spirators. Since Mr. Bansal is ruption Act, besides Section garh and Eangalore following anotheraccusedinthecase.the Railway Minister and re 120-B (conspiracy) of the In the arrests on Friday night, Sources said afterthe deteclatedto one of the accused, than Penal Code. has also sought their Income tion of the close-knit networkthe agency would have to ap Since the Prevention of tarreturn details, of alleged middlemen, indusproachhim for clarifications Corruption Act provisions in The FIR alleged that Ma trialistsregulartydealllgwithas the investigation progress yoked are regarding sched heshKumar had arranged the the Indian Railway and a topes, they said, tiled offences under the bribe amount with the help of RailwayMinistryofficiai, theyCountering Mr. Singla's Prevention of Money Laun his accomplice Narayan Rao received positive responsesclaim, made before a Delhi dering Act, officials said the Manjurlath, the managing di fromwithin the Ministry. "Wecourt, that the money (Its. 90 Directorate of Enforcement rector of Bangalore-based are expecting more' informalakhcash) seized from him would also probe the money (IG. Tronics India Private tion on cartels operating inwas meant for some land deal, trail. Transactions made.Limited, to immediately pay connivance with unknown insourcesin the agency said through the companies in Mr. Singal and his accomplic siders to bag lucrative contheyhad "incontrovertible which the accused haVe inter es— Sandeep Goyal and Ajay. tracts,"saidan official.