The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a corruption case implicating former officials of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), executives from Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), and two international dredging contractors over alleged financial irregularities exceeding Rs. 800 crore. Following a three-year inquiry, the CBI has accused the involved parties of inflating estimates, manipulating tender processes to favour foreign firms, and sanctioning fraudulent payments during two phases of a channel-deepening project at India’s busiest container port.