The CBI on Friday arrested NHAI CGM and Regional Officer Digvijay Mishra from Gandhinagar while allegedly receiving Rs 10 lakh bribe from a private contractor GHV India representative for favouring the company in the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway project.
Mishra, the Chief General Manager (CGM) and Regional Officer (RO) of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), was booked after receiving a complaint of corruption against him for favouring the company which was engaged in the 109 km Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway project, officials said.
During surveillance, it emerged that Mishra was favouring the company in the settlement of bills, award of work, completion certificates, extension of deadlines and other matters related to package 1 and 2 of the project, among others, they said.
On getting confirmation about a possible bribe exchange, CBI teams laid a trap at the location and arrested Mishra who was allegedly receiving the bribe from TP Singh, a representative of the company. Singh was also taken into custody, officials said. Following the arrests, theCBI conducted searches at 14 locations in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Pune, Delhi and Chandigarh and recovered the bribe money of Rs 10 lakh besides Rs 22 lakh cash.
In December, the CBI had arrested NHAI official Akil Ahmad in a bribery case of Rs 20 lakh.