CBI arrests DyCE & SSE of NFR including a contractor, and recovers Rs. 1.02 crore in bribery of Rs. 8 lakh

The Central Bureau of Investigation (#CBI) has arrested a Deputy Chief Engineer and a Senior Section Engineer (SSE), both of Northeast Frontier Railway (#NFR) and a Contractor of a private company based at Guwahati (Assam) in a bribery of Rs. 8 lakh (approx) today, on 6th February, 2023.

CBI has registered a case against four officials of Northeast Frontier Railway and others including Contractor of a private company & employees of said private company.

It was alleged that the said public servants alongwith private persons entered into a conspiracy for showing undue favours to the private contractors in award of contract agreement, preparation of Measurement Book, processing of running Account Bills, early release of payment against manipulated and inflated bills for the ongoing work of construction in Northeast Frontier Railway as well as for early release of Security Deposit & Bank Guarantees.

CBI laid a trap and caught the said SSE, Silchar (Assam) while accepting bribe of Rs. 8 lakh from the Employee of a private company.

Searches were conducted at around 19 locations including at Assam, Imphal, Delhi, Bihar and Haryana at the premises of accused and others which led to recovery of Rs. 1.02 crore (approx.).

All the arrested accused were produced before the Competent Court. The Deputy Chief Engineer and the said Contractor were remanded to 5 days Police Custody while the SSE is on 3 days Transit Remand.

CBI RELEASE : Central Bureau of Investigation (cbi.gov.in)