Ex-CBI Spl Director Rakesh Asthana appointed as DG-BSF, six months after CBI's clean chit

In a major development, ex-CBI special director Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as Director-General of Border Security Forces (BSF) as per Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) proposal on Monday. 1984 Gujarat cre's IPS officer is currently working as DG, BCAS and has been also given ditional charge of  DG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Apart from him, MHA has appointed Senior IPS officer V S K Kaumudi as Special Secretary (Internal Security) and IPS officer Md.Jawed Akhtar as DG, Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guard. All appointments are upto 31 July 2021 - ir superannuation.

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Rakesh Asthana appointed as DG-BSF

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CBI finds bribery involvement by Asthana

Earlier in February, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) found involvement of former Special Director Rakesh Asthana and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devender Kumar in an alleged bribery case registered by CBI in October 2018. FIR was registered by n-CBI director Alok Verma for alleged criminal conspiracy, corruption and criminal misconduct. Asthana h denied all charges and sought to quash FIR against him.

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CBI vs CBI saga

Asthana- who was second in command in CBI - h levelled charges of corruption against Verma and accused him of trying to falsely implicate him. Verma h accused Asthana and Kumar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore in exchange for clearing Hyderab-based businessman Sathish Babu Sana, who was being investigated in Moin Qureshi corruption case. While both Verma and Asthana were sent in compulsory leave in 2018, PM Modi-led 3-member panel, removed Verma as CBI director in 2019 after finding Asthana's charges against Verma 'substantiated'.

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As per reports, Asthana, who was heing Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Moin Qureshi case sought to arrest Sana in connection with case in September 2018. Sana was accused of paying illegal gratification to Verma for a bail-out. Sana h alleged that two Dubai based brors Maj and Somesh Pras h demanded Rs 5 crore bribe at behest of Asthana. But CBI has cleared Asthana of all charges but is still probing Pras brors.