Overview
- CBI filed an FIR naming Sanjeev Hans, former private secretary to Ram Vilas Paswan, along with RNA Corporation, East & West Builders, and alleged go-betweens.
- The case centers on a 2019 payoff sought to sway rulings at the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, a top consumer court under the Consumer Affairs Ministry, in a builder‑buyer dispute involving East & West Builders.
- The FIR tracks a tranche-based route for the money, citing Rs 15 lakh sent to a friend’s bank account and Rs 85 lakh moved through the hawala network via two associates.
- Investigators allege Hans secured two hearing dates from an NCDRC bench for the firm and helped prevent the arrest of company director Saranga Agarwal.
- Charges include criminal conspiracy and bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act, while Hans’s lawyer rejects the allegations as false.