New Delhi, March 23 (Agency) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer of Western Central Railway posted at New Katni Junction in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly accepting a bribe from the Complainant, the Central probe agency said on Thursday. A case was registered based on complaint against S K Singh, Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer/Freight on the allegations of demanding bribe for clearing the complainant’s pending bill of Rs 25.84 lakh related to supply of 4 Huch Bolt Machine to ROH Shed, CBI said in a statement.
It was further alleged that the accused had demanded bribe of 3 per cent of the bill of Rs 69,000 for clearing the complainant’s pending bill, it said. It was also alleged that the accused agreed to accept a bribe of Rs 40,000 initially and the remaining amount afterwards. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe of Rs 40,000 from the complainant, it added. Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused.