Guwahati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday apprehended a deputy chief electrical engineer of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) here in an alleged bribery case.
A team from the investigation agency laid a trap and apprehended Ranjit Kumar Borah, deputy chief electrical engineer (coaching), NFR, Maligaon, and an employee of a Patna-based private company, while a bribe of Rs 15 lakh was exchanged between them, an official statement said.
Cases have been registered against Borah along with others, including Chintan Jain, director of Patna-based Sun Shine Devices Private Limited, Jain’s employee Niraj Kumar and other unknown public servants and private persons.
As per the allegation, the public servant, while posted earlier as deputy chief electrical engineer (construction) in NFR, had obtained two immovable properties (benami flats) as alleged illegal gratification from the director of the private company.
It was alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 2.10 crore from the private persons in lieu of two benami flats for extending undue benefits to him in past and also assured to extend undue favour in future as well.
“It was further alleged that the private person started transferring the bribe money to the public servant in installments. The CBI laid a trap and apprehended the public servant and the employee of the said director of the private company as soon as the bribe of Rs 15 lakh was exchanged between them,” the statement said.
Searches are being conducted at nine locations, including Guwahati, Patna, Noida, etc, which has led to the recovery of several incriminating documents so far.
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