The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Railway official in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, according to a release issued by the agency on Wednesday.
The CBI’s statement confirmed that the arrested individual is an SSE at P. Way, Truck Depot, Indian Railways, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh). The arrest followed a case registered on November 13, based on a complaint from November 11. The complaint alleged that the accused officer demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000, calculated at Rs 100 per ton, for loading materials from the Railway Material Depot. Furthermore, it was alleged that over the past two months, around 500 tons of railway materials had been loaded, and the accused had threatened to disrupt the complainant’s operations and cancel the active tender if the bribe was not paid.
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“CBI laid a trap and caught said accused red-handed on November 13, while accepting a bribe amount of Rs 50,000 from the complainant. The accused will be produced before the Court of Learned Special Judge, Anti Corruption, CBI Court No 6, Lucknow on November 14,” the release stated.
The CBI also confirmed that searches are ongoing at the accused’s premises, with further investigation underway.
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