(Representative) Sushil Kumar Garg, serving as a deputy director at the DGCA, along with Sachin Keshav Bhane, the director of Ekvi Air Training Organisation, has been taken into custody
Garg allegedly accepted Rs 2.5 lakh as illegal gratification, the agency said. Which trains aspirants to obtain commercial pilot licences, it has a fleet of seven aircraft, including Cessna 152, Cessna 172, DA42 and Tecnam P2006T, all used for training purposes, according to the official website of Ekvi Air Training Organisation. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai Stay updated with the latest Chennai news.
CHENNAI: The CBI has arrested Sushil Kumar Garg, deputy director (airworthiness) of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Chennai, and Sachin Keshav Bhane, director of Salem-based Ekvi Air Training Organisation Pvt Ltd, in an alleged bribery case, officials said. A case has been registered against Garg, Bhane, the company and others over an alleged demand and acceptance of illegal gratification for extending undue favour in the airworthiness certification of aircraft operated by the company, according to the CBI. The CBI had received inputs regarding the alleged bribe demand, following which it registered an FIR and initiated action. Both Garg and Bhane have been taken into custody, and the agency is seeking further legal custody for questioning. Download the TOI App.