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Kolkata port execs arrested on corruption charges

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 10, 2016
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Police swooped late last night to arrest two Indian port officials on charges of corruption.

Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) chairman RPS Kahlon and Jagtap Dattaji, director of Bharat Calcutta Container Terminal, were both apprehended and accused of accepting bribes totaling $2.98m.

A joint team of the city police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) interrogated the duo at a city hotel before they were arrested.
The duo have been booked for criminal conspiracy and under the Prevention of Corruption Act. They are due in court today.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMarch 10, 2016
3 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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