Govt denies sanction to prosecute former Air India CMD; CBI closes corruption case

The CBI has closed a case against former Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav and others over alleged corruption in the appointments of General Managers after the central government refused to grant its sanction to prosecute him, officials said.

The agency had booked Jadhav, then General Manager LP Nakhwa (now retired), and then Additional General Managers A Kathpalia, Amitabh Singh and Rohit Bhasin after a year-long preliminary enquiry, they said.

It was alleged that Jadhav had constituted an illegal/irregular promotion panel to recommend suitable candidates for promotion to the post of General Manager (Operations), they said.