CBI apprehends Railways Junior Engineer while accepting illegal gratification

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended an accused Junior Engineer/Tele, North Central Railways, Prayagraj Division, Mainpuri, for "demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs one lakh (first instalment of demanded illegal gratification of Rs 4 lakh) from the complainant".
A case was registered on June 3 against the accused on the basis of a complaint made by a private company. The company had executed the work of laying six Quad Poly Insulated Jelly Filled cables between Farukhabad to Sikohabad alongside the Railway Line.
It was alleged that the said accused had demanded undue advantage of Rs 4 lakh from the complainant private company for clearing its pending bills amounting to Rs 20 lakh.
CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed. Searches were also conducted at the residential and official premises of the accused at Mainpuri, a release said.
Earlier on June 2, the Special Judge of the Anti-Corruption CBI Court in Ghaziabad issued an ad-interim order for the attachment of 14 immovable properties, worth over Rs 7 crore, belonging to the then Additional Commissioner of Income Tax in connection with an alleged Disproportionate Assets (DA) case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered the case on September 22, 2022, alleging that the officer, while serving in various capacities--Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, and Additional Commissioner--in Income Tax offices across New Delhi, Moradabad, Lucknow, and other locations between January 1, 2008, and June 30, 2018, amassed disproportionate assets valued at Rs 7.52 crore, far exceeding his known sources of income.
The probe revealed that the accused and his family members had acquired 14 immovable assets, estimated to be worth several crores. These properties are spread across Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Hardoi, Barabanki, and even Goa, the statement said.CBI officials confirmed that the investigation is still ongoing.
A day ago in a separate case, CBI has recovered approximately 3.5 kg of gold, 2 kg of silver, valued at around Rs 3.5 crore and around Rs 1 crore in cash during searches at the premises of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in Delhi who was arrested recently for allegedly demanding Rs 45 lakh in bribe.
The searches by the CBI led to the recovery of substantial assets and incriminating materials, including documents related to a bank locker and 25 bank accounts with various banks.
The officials also recovered papers linked to immovable assets and properties in Delhi, Mumbai, and Punjab. The total valuation of the seized movable and immovable assets is still being assessed. The CBI has stated that the investigation is ongoing. (ANI)