CBI arrests postal engineer, contractor in bribery case in Odisha

The central probe agency also arrested another person — Debendra Kumar Puhan— a contractor for receiving bribe amount of Rs 18,500 from Pal on behalf of the executive engineer.

According to an official statement, the CBI has registered a case against the accused on the allegations that the Complainant was issued the work order in December, 2021 for the work of repair and maintenance of Postal Staff Quarters at, Rourkela and in pursuance of which, he has completed the works amounting to Rs 19.47 lakh approximately.

It was further alleged that against the said contract, Rs 1.77 lakh approximately was withheld for delay in execution and Rs 2 lakh was withheld for test check. For releasing the withhel amount of Rs. 3.77 lakh, the assistant engineer allegedly demanded bribe. It was also alleged that upon negotiation, the accused agreed to receive the bribe of Rs 1.22 lakh for himself and Rs 18,500 for the executive engineer.

CBI laid a trap and caught the accused for demanding and accepting the said bribe. Searches were conducted at the premises of accused including at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Patna etc which led to recovery of certain incriminating documents, said the statement.

The arrested accused will be produced today before the Competent Court at Bhubaneswar.