January 15, 2023 5:30 PM

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CBI arrests railway officer, associate on Rs 50 lakh bribery charges

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has arrested seven accused including an Additional Divisional Railway Manager, ADRM Jitendra Pal Singh, private persons, Contractor and Hawala Operator in a bribery of case of 50 Lakh rupees. Mr. Singh is presently posted as ADRM in Guwahati. CBI laid a trap and caught an acquaintance of ADRM while accepting bribe of 50 Lakh rupees on behalf of him delivered through Hawala Channel. <br />''<br />''In a statement, CBI further added that searches were also conducted at the premises of ADRM and others in various locations including at Delhi, Narora, Guwahati, Siliguri and Aligarh. During the searches, the Agency recovered about 47 Lakh rupees, Laptops and several incriminating documents. It was alleged that the accused had entered into a conspiracy with the intention of showing undue favours to the private contractors for awarding of contract agreements and for the ongoing work of construction in North East Frontier Railway.

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