Chhattisgarh: CBI arrests railways officer in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Office Superintendent working in the office of AEN, East Coast Railways in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant.

A case has been registered under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the allegations that the accused demanded an illegal gratification of Rs. 20,000/- from the complainant for releasing the on account credit card bills of a construction firm against two contracts being executed by the firm with East Coast Railways.

It was further alleged in the complaint that the accused contacted the complainant and initially demanded a 0.5% of the amount of bills so far passed.

The CBI laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed.

The accused was produced in the Jurisdictional Court and remanded to judicial custody.