CBI books Tata Consulting Engineers, JNPT officials for alleged running of cartel

According to a first information report (FIR) filed earlier this week, Sunil Kumar Madabhavi, the chief manager (PP&D) of JNPT at the time, in conspiracy with Devdutt Bose, the then project manager of TCE, a Tata Group company, allowed complementary bidding in the tendering process. By doing so, they allowed the formation of the joint venture by the solely eligible bidders - Boskalis Smit India LLP and Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt.Ltd. (also known as BSI-JDN JV).