The Central Bureau of Investigation booked a Central Railway Divisional Engineer and a clerk under charges of a bribery case. The accused of alleged bribery in awarding two tenders are in the working department at the Bhusawal division. 

A case was registered against a Divisional Engineer and Clerk, Central Railway. The duo demanded a bribe of Rs 4.5 lakh for issuing a Letter of Acceptance for two tenders. The CBI lodged a case following a complaint against engineer ML Gupta and clerk Sanjeev Rad. Both were arrested after laying a trap. Now, they will be produced before a Special CBI Court on Tuesday. The complainant was shortlisted in July 2021 in the tendering process for major repair works to the CR`s Bhusawal Zone staff quarters and service buildings worth around Rs 1.34 crore, and upgradation contract for the rail Coach Care Centre, worth another Rs 1.13 crore.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the duo red-handed while accepting the part bribe of Rs 200,000 (Gupta) and Rs 40,000 (Rade). The CBI investigator subsequently also raided the offices and residential premises of the two accused and recovered another Rs 15 lakh from Gupta. 

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