NEW DELHI – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a Regular Case against senior IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and several others for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹1.00 crore to influence orders from the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
The FIR, registered on March 20, 2026, by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption-III unit in New Delhi, names Mr. Hans (a 1997-batch Bihar cadre officer) along with employees of a real estate firm and multiple private associates.
Allegations of Influence Peddling
According to the CBI, the case stems from a period when Sanjeev Hans was serving as the Private Secretary to the then Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is the nodal ministry for the NCDRC.
Reliable source information indicates that Mr. Hans conspired with Vipul Bansal, an employee of M/s RNA Corporation, to secure favorable outcomes for M/s East & West Builders (a sister concern of RNA Corporation) in a builder-buyer dispute pending before the NCDRC.
The ₹1 Crore Deal
The investigation reveals that a meeting was arranged between the IAS officer and Anubhav Agarwal, a promoter of the RNA Group, where a bribe of ₹1.00 crore was agreed upon . In exchange for this “undue advantage,” Mr. Hans allegedly managed to secure two separate dates from the NCDRC bench in favor of the builders and successfully prevented the arrest of Mrs. Saranga Agarwal, a director of the firm.
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Hawala Routes and Layering
The CBI alleges that the bribe was paid in tranches through a complex network of associates to avoid detection. Key details include:
- Bank Transfers: On August 9, 2019, ₹15.00 lakhs was remitted from a bank account belonging to Mukul Bansal (Vipul Bansal’s brother) to an account held by Devendra Singh Anand, a friend of Sanjeev Hans .
- Hawala Transactions: An additional ₹25.00 lakhs was reportedly paid in cash through hawala routes to Shadab Khan, an associate of the officer.
- Layering: The remaining ₹60 lakhs was allegedly distributed through hawala channels to associates Shadab Khan or Pushpraj Bajaj.
The FIR notes that the suspects used coded language to communicate regarding the collection and delivery of these funds.
Legal Proceedings
The accused have been booked under Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (Criminal Conspiracy) and multiple sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), including bribery and abetment.
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The case has been entrusted to Inspector Aman Rana for further investigation. Copies of the FIR have been dispatched to the Principal District & Sessions Judge at Rouse Avenue District Courts and the Chief Secretary of the Government of Bihar.