Satish Agnihotri, chief of Bullet train project terminated over charges of corruption

July 8: The Railways has terminated the services of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) MD Satish Agnihotri, who was in charge of the government’s bullet train project. NHSRCL is the implementing agency of the government’s ambitious bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

There are several allegations against Satish Agnihotri, a 1982 batch IRSE officer (retired), including misuse of official position and diverting funds in an unauthorised manner to a private company. A June 2, 2022, Lokpal court order, directed the CBI to probe charges of a ‘quid pro quo’ deal allegedly struck by him with a private company. This was done during his nine-year tenure as CMD of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).