Nagpur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested three government officials for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50 lakh from a contractor. Maharashtra‘s Chandrapur district, an official said on Wednesday.
An ACB team apprehended three senior officials of soil and water conservation department—Kavijit Patil, executive engineer, Nagpur, Shravan Shende, sub-divisional water conservation officer and Rohit Gautam, divisional accounts officer, Chandrapur, they said.
The official said the ACB caught Shende after he allegedly accepted Rs 50 lakh in cash on behalf of Patil and Gautam at the department’s office in Brahmapuri.
The complainant, who is a contractor-cum-engineer, has been sent to Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts and he completed the work on 18th April and was to receive more than Rs 66.8 lakh for the work done by him in Nagpur Wardha districts, he said.
Similarly, the complainant was to receive Rs 1.26 crore for the work completed by his firm in Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts. The official said that the department had sanctioned and released 40 per cent amount for the works done by them in Chandrapur and Gadchiroli and 40 per cent for the work in Nagpur and Wardha districts.
He said that the three accused officers had demanded more than Rs 80 lakh for payment of pending bills.
A case has been registered against the trio under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Brahmpuri police station and their houses in Nagpur and Chandrapur are being searched, the official said.
An ACB team apprehended three senior officials of soil and water conservation department—Kavijit Patil, executive engineer, Nagpur, Shravan Shende, sub-divisional water conservation officer and Rohit Gautam, divisional accounts officer, Chandrapur, they said.
The official said the ACB caught Shende after he allegedly accepted Rs 50 lakh in cash on behalf of Patil and Gautam at the department’s office in Brahmapuri.
The complainant, who is a contractor-cum-engineer, has been sent to Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts and he completed the work on 18th April and was to receive more than Rs 66.8 lakh for the work done by him in Nagpur Wardha districts, he said.
Similarly, the complainant was to receive Rs 1.26 crore for the work completed by his firm in Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts. The official said that the department had sanctioned and released 40 per cent amount for the works done by them in Chandrapur and Gadchiroli and 40 per cent for the work in Nagpur and Wardha districts.
He said that the three accused officers had demanded more than Rs 80 lakh for payment of pending bills.
A case has been registered against the trio under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Brahmpuri police station and their houses in Nagpur and Chandrapur are being searched, the official said.