CBI Arrests an Executive Engineer, CPWD and Two Private Persons in A Bribery Case

(Judicial Quest News Network)

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Executive Engineer, CPWD, Zonal Office, Madurai and two private persons in an alleged bribery case.

            CBI has registered a case against an Executive Engineer, CPWD, Zonal Office, Madurai and others including two private persons (Proprietor/Contractor of private companies), on the allegations that the Executive Engineer conspired with the said contractors for receipt of illegal gratification of Rs.50,000/- for clearing the bills of private company and another Rs.One Lakh for the purpose of refunding the GST. 

During the trap proceedings, an amount of Rs.70,000/- was recovered from the public servant, which he had demanded & accepted from the said contractors.  The public servant; a contractor and representative of another contractor were caught.  Searches were conducted at the premises of Executive Engineer at Madurai which led to recovery of cash of Rs.1,85,000/-(approx) said to be kept in different covers and allegedly received by him from various other contractors.

All the arrested accused were produced today before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai and were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.