The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Principal Chief Material Manager (IRSS: 1988), North Eastern Railway (NER), Gorakhpur for demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.Three Lakh from the Complainant.
Name of the arrested accused :
K.C. Joshi, Principal Chief Material Manager (IRSS: 1988), NER, Gorakhpur
A case was registered on complaint against Principal Chief Material Manager (IRSS: 1988), NER, Gorakhpur on the allegations of demanding undue advantage of Rs. 7 Lakh for not cancelling the registration of the Complainant’s firm on GeM Portal.
It was further alleged that the Complainant’s firm was supplying trucks to Railways on yearly contract @ Rs. 80,000/- per truck per month.
CBI laid a trap and caught the accused on accepting undue advantage of Rs.3 lakh from the Complainant.
Searches were conducted at the official & residential premises of accused at Gorakhpur and Noida (Uttar Pradesh) which led to recovery of cash of Rs. 2.61 Crore(approx.) & incriminating documents.
The arrested accused is being produced before the Competent Court, Lucknow.
