CBI Arrests Chief Project Director of Western Railway & Two Private Persons in an Alleged Bribery of Rs. 15 Lakh And Conducts Searches

(Judicial Quest News Network)

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Chief Project Director (CPD), Railway Electrification (RE), Western Railway, Ahmedabad and two private persons including Deputy General Manager of a private company in an alleged bribery of Rs. 15 lakh.

A case was registered against Chief Project Director (CPD), Railway Electrification (RE), Western Railway, Ahmedabad; Deputy General Manager (Operations) of a private company based at Mumbai; said private company & an employee of the private company based at Ahmedabad and Unknown public servants/private persons. It was alleged that the public servant while posted as Chief Project Director (CPD), Railway Electrification (RE), Western Railway, Ahmedabad, demanded bribe of Rs. 15 lakh from the Deputy General Manager (Operations) of Mumbai based private company in lieu of showing favours in a tender awarded to the said company for Traction Sub Station (TSS) Line Laying and foundation at Wankaner (Gujarat). It was further alleged that the accused sent the bribe amount to Ahmedabad through hawala channel, which was collected by the employee of private company at Ahmedabad and after collecting the bribe money, the said employee delivered the bribe amount of Rs.15 lakh to the public servant. CBI caught the public servant & the Employee of the private company and recovered the bribe money from the possession of accused.

Searches were conducted at the premises of accused/associated with the accused in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Patna which led to recovery of several incriminating documents.

The arrested accused is being produced before the Special Judge, CBI cases, at Ahmedabad.