CBI Apprehends Chief Electrical Engineer (Coaching) Of North Frontier Railway and A Private Person in An Alleged Bribery Case of Rs. 15 Lakh
(Judicial Quest News Network)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has today apprehended Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Coaching), NFR, Maligaon, Guwahati and a private person (bribe giver) in an alleged bribery case of Rs. 15 lakh.
A case was registered against Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Coaching), NFR, Maligaon, Guwahati; Director of a Patna based private company & his employee and other unknown public servants & private persons. It was alleged that the public servant while posted earlier as Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Construction) in NFR had obtained two immovable properties viz. benami flats as alleged illegal gratification from the Director of said private company. It was further alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 2.10 crore from the private persons in lieu of said two benami flats for extending undue benefits to him in past and also assured to extend undue favour in future as well. It was also alleged that the private person started transferring the bribe money to the public servant in instalments. CBI laid a trap and apprehended the public servant & the employee of said Director of private company as soon as bribe of Rs. 15 lakh was exchanged between them.
Searches are being conducted today at nine locations including at Guwahati, Patna, Noida etc. which led to recovery of several incriminating documents, so far. Searches are still continuing.
