Pawan Kumar Bansal

Main article: Railway bribery scam

On 3 May 2013, the CBI arrested his nephew, Vijay Singla, after they caught an aide counting two bags of cash. After the scam came to light in May, the CBI interrogated Pawan Kumar Bansal, for ten hours, but failed to find substantial evidence to nail him. In his statement, Bansal denied having any knowledge of his nephew's activities. ^[17]

CBI does not have any tapped conversation which shows that former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal was involved in or had any knowledge of the Rs 10 crore cash for post bribery scandal, which prompted the agency not to make him an accused in the case, sources said here today. ^[18]

The CBI said that Mr Bansal will serve as prosecution witness. The judge has responded. "If the CBI has chosen to make Mr Bansal a witness, then at this juncture, there being no evidence against him, the court cannot pass any order or question him, except during the trial." ^[19]

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Pawan Kumar Bansal
Interim Treasurer of All India Congress Committee
In office November 2020 –1 Oct 2023

Political offices
Preceded by C. P. Joshi	Minister of Railways 28 Oct 2012 – 10 May 2013	Succeeded by C. P. Joshi
Preceded by Vayalar Ravi	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 2009-12	Succeeded by Kamal Nath
Unknown	Minister of Water Resources unknown	Succeeded by Harish Rawat