Bhopal, August 27: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two engineers from BSNL in Bhopal on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹75,000. The accused include the Chief Engineer (Electrical) and the Superintending Engineer (Electrical) of BSNL.
The CBI registered the case on Thursday, alleging that the engineers demanded an illegal bribe of ₹2 lakh each from a firm in Jabalpur. This firm is involved in operations and maintenance (OCM) and electrical installations for BSNL.
According to the CBI, the bribe was requested to process pending bills for 14 different projects associated with the firm.
The agency set up a trap and caught the two BSNL officials red-handed in Bhopal while they were accepting ₹75,000 as part of the demanded bribe.
The CBI also reported that searches were being conducted at the homes and offices of the accused in Bhopal, Lucknow, and Kanpur.
In a separate incident, the CBI, along with CISF, arrested a senior accounting officer and two assistant accounting officers from the regional pay and accounts office in Ranchi. They were accused of demanding and accepting over ₹48,000 in bribes from a colleague.
The officer stated that the trio had solicited bribes to release various allowance bills for their unit’s coworkers.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Senior Accounting Officer Santosh Kumar Mahto and Assistant Accounting Officers Sunil Kumar and Sujit Kumar Singh.
The CBI announced that the accused will be presented in front of a competent court on Friday. The investigation into these government employees began on Wednesday.
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