CBI arrests three engineers of PWD and three police officials of Chandigarh police

Author(s): SK VyasNew Delhi, September 4, 2014: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an In-charge Executive Engineer; an Assistant Engineer and a Junior Engineer, all of PWD, Nani Daman for demanding & accepting a bribe of...

CBI arrests three engineers of PWD and three police officials of Chandigarh police
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New Delhi, September 4, 2014: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an In-charge Executive Engineer; an Assistant Engineer and a Junior Engineer, all of PWD, Nani Daman for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.4 lakhs from the complainant.  
A case U/s 7 of PC Act was registered against a Junior Engineer & an Assistant Engineer, both working at PWD, Nani Daman on the allegations that the accused persons demanded a bribe of 6% of total amount credited in the firm of Complainant. The Complainant’s firm was awarded a contract for construction of underground water treatment plant at Nani Daman.
CBI laid trap and arrested In-charge Executive Engineer; Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer, all of PWD Nani Daman for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.4 lakhs from the Complainant. Searches at the residential & office premises of the accused have been conducted.  
The arrested accused are being produced today before the Designated Court at Daman.
In another case, CBI has arrested a Police Inspector (SHO of Police Station Sector 34) along with one Head Constable and one Constable, all of Chandigarh Police for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.10000 from the Complainant.
A case was registered on the basis of a complaint of the Contractor U/s 7 of PC Act, 1988 alleging that the accused had demanded the bribe in lieu of not harassing the parking Contractor and allowing him to run his business within the jurisdiction of the Police Station Sector 34, Chandigarh. CBI laid a trap and the Constable was arrested while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from the Complainant on behalf of SHO (Police Inspector). The Head Constable accompanying the said Constable and the said Police Inspector (SHO) were also arrested.
Searches were carried out at the residential premises of all the three accused.
The arrested accused are being produced today in the Designated Court.

(SK Vyas/Jalandhar)

Date: 
Friday, September 5, 2014