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Time of India
05-07-2025
- Time of India
CBI arrests railway engineer and trackman in bribery case
1 2 Lucknow: The CBI on Saturday arrested two railway officials — an assistant divisional engineer and a trackman — of Northern Railway, Chandausi, Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 34,000 from a railway contractor. The arrests followed the registration of a case by the CBI on July 4 based on a complaint against the assistant divisional engineer Sanjeev Saxena for soliciting an illegal gratification of 2% commission on the clearance of pending bills worth Rs17,57,605. The complainant, a private contractor, was awarded a tender for railway track fitting work on Jan 19, 2024, by the Moradabad Division of NR. According to the complaint, Saxena demanded Rs34,000 to facilitate clearance of outstanding dues. Acting swiftly, the CBI laid a trap and caught both Sanjeev Saxena and his subordinate, Akash, a trackman, while accepting the bribe during the night of July 4.
Hindustan Times
05-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
CBI arrests 2 rail officials for taking bribe in U.P's Sambhal
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an assistant divisional engineer and his subordinate, a trackman of Northern Railways' Chandausi section in Sambhal district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹34,000 from a private contractor to clear pending bills worth over ₹17.57 lakh. Engineer and trackman held for demanding a bribe of ₹ 34,000 to clear ₹ 17.57 lakh dues of contractor. (Sourced) According to a press note issued by the agency on Saturday, the arrested officials were identified as Sanjeev Saxena, assistant divisional engineer, and his subordinate Akash, a trackman. The CBI said they were caught red-handed on Friday night while accepting the bribe at the behest of a contractor, Devendra Singh, who had filed a complaint earlier. Singh, whose Shahjahanpur-based firm was awarded a tender on January 19, 2024, by the Moradabad Division of Northern Railways for railway track fitting, had approached the CBI alleging that the engineer and his aide were demanding a 2% commission on his pending dues. The agency registered a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at its Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) police station in Ghaziabad on Friday, following verification of the complaint. A trap was subsequently laid, leading to the arrests, the press note read. 'Both accused were caught while receiving the bribe amount from the complainant. After overnight interrogation, they were formally arrested on Saturday and produced before the Special Judge, CBI Court No 1, Ghaziabad,' the CBI said.
Time of India
05-07-2025
- Time of India
CBI arrests 2 railway officials in Rs 34k bribe case; caught red-handed in UP; contractor alleges demand for 2% commission
LUCKNOW: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two officials of Northern Railways — an Assistant Divisional Engineer and a Trackman posted at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 34,000 from a railway contractor. According to an official, the accused have been identified as Sanjeev Saxena, Assistant Divisional Engineer, and Akash, Trackman. They were caught red-handed by the CBI while accepting the bribe on the night of 4 July. The arrest was made after the CBI registered a case based on a complaint from a railway contractor. The complainant had been awarded a tender for railway track fitting work by the Moradabad Division of Northern Railways on 19 January 2024. In his complaint, the contractor alleged that Saxena demanded a 2% commission on the clearance of pending bills worth Rs 17.57 lakh, amounting to Rs 34,000. The CBI laid a trap and arrested both officials during the bribe transaction. Following preliminary questioning, both men were formally arrested on the morning of 5 July. They are expected to be produced before the Special CBI Court No. 1 in Ghaziabad later in the day. A CBI spokesperson said further investigation is underway.
