In a major swoop, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Indian Army officer lt Col JS Bath working as Garrison Engineer at Karnwar in Karnataka and his assistant RB Chawan. According to a Press release issued by the CBI, an officer of the Indian Army and his associate were arrested on Thursday for accepting a bribe.
The Army officer— working as a Garrison Engineer and the assistant of Garrison Engineer were apprehended while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 and 30 coins of gold.
They have now been booked under Prevention of Corruption Act by the CBI when they were allegedly taking a bribe for clearing pending bills of a civil contractor, says the Press Release.
“In the complaint, it is said that the two engineers allegedly demanded a sum of Rs 1.5 and 1 lakh from a civil contractor to clear his pending bills and for the payment already made.” He further stated that the amount was demanded in instalments. ” At first, they demanded Rs 50,000 in the form of gold and cash. The Army officer was caught red handed while accepting 30 gold coins and Chawan was seen taking Rs 50,000 from the complainant. Searches by the CBI have also been conducted on the premises of Bath and Chawan.