Cognizant & L&T Accused of $770K Bribe to Indian Officials for Hinjawadi Campus

Pune: Cognizant & L&T Accused of $770K Bribe to Indian Officials for Hinjawadi Campus The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Pune has filed an FIR against Cognizant Technology Solutions and its contractor L&T, accusing them of paying a $770,000 bribe to unidentified government officials in 2013-14 to fast-track permits and environmental clearances for a new campus in Rajiv Gandhi IT Park in Hinjawadi,Pune

On April 19, the sessions court here had directed the ACB to investigate allegations against Cognizant Technologies that it paid a bribe through its construction contractor (L&T) to local government officials to secure necessary permits and environmental clearances for its campus at Hinjawadi on the city's outskirts between 2013 and 2014. The offence was registered against officials of Cognizant Technologies; Manikandan Rammurthy, former vice president .

The court had passed the order on April 19 on a complaint filed by Delhi-based environmental activist and retired police officer Prit Pal Singh through his lawyer Pratik Rajopadhye.