CBI arrests West Central Railway Senior Section Engineer in Rs 45,000 bribery case
Katni (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 7 (TNT): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Senior Section Engineer posted at New Katni Junction, West Central Railway, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000.
According to a CBI release issued on Friday, a case was registered against the official on November 5 following a complaint.
The accused had allegedly demanded an undue advantage of Rs 1,500 per labourer for 30 labourers (totalling Rs 45,000) from the complainant in exchange for not removing them from work.
Acting on the complaint, the agency laid a trap at Katni and caught the Senior Section Engineer red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount.
Subsequent searches were conducted at both the office and residential premises of the accused, leading to the recovery of incriminating documents and material evidence.
Following the arrest, the accused official was produced before the Competent Court in Jabalpur, which remanded him to judicial custody till November 12, the Agency said in a release..
Further investigation is underway.
TNT KM
