The CBI on Wednesday said it has arrested a Chief Engineer (Electrical), a Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer of Northeast Frontier Railway, a director of a private company and his employee in an on-going investigation of bribery case and recovered Rs 2.19 crore in cash and property documents during searches.
The arrested accused are — Chief Engineer (Electrical) VK Upadhyay, Deputy Chief Engineer, Ranjit Kumar Borah of Northeast Frontier Railway, Maligaon, Guwahati, Director Patna-based Sun Shine Devices Private Limited, Chintan Jain and his employee Niraj Kumar, the agency said.
Searches were conducted at nine locations including Guwahati, Patna and Noida among others at the premises of the accused which led to recovery of a total cash of Rs. 2.19 crore and several incriminating documents, it said.
Out of this, cash of Rs. 2.13 crore along with details of three flats in Noida were found at the premises of Chief Engineer (Electrical). Likewise, cash of Rs 6 lakh along with details of six flats in the name of Deputy Chief Engineer and his family members, including at Guwahati, were found at his premises, it added.
The case was registered on December 14 against Borah, Jain and Kumar besides other unknown public servants and private persons.
It was alleged that during his stint in NFR, Borah had obtained two immovable properties in the form of benami flats as alleged illegal gratification from Jain
It was further alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 2.10 crore from the private persons in lieu of the two benami flats for extending undue benefits to him in the past and also assured to extend undue favour in future as well.
It was also alleged that Jain started transferring the bribe money to the public servant in installments.
The CBI laid a trap and apprehended Borah and Kumar as soon as the bribe amount of Rs 15 lakh was exchanged between them.
During investigation, the role of the Chief Engineer also allegedly surfaced in the case and he was also apprehended. The arrested accused persons are being produced before the Competent Court at Guwahati and further Investigation is continuing, it added.