CBI books seven officials of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Guwahati for bribery
Wednesday | Jun 11 2025 | 02:12:48 PM
Wednesday | Jun 11 2025 | 02:12:48 PM
New Delhi, January 29
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked then Deputy Chief Engineer and then 6 other officers of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Guwahati and a private company in a bribery case.
The agency conducted searches at 16 places in Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Delhi at the premises of accused, which led to recovery of incriminating documents related to the case and investment/acquisition of property by the accused.
The officials stated that this case was registered against then Dy. Chief Engineer (Construction), the then two Assistant Executive Engineers (Construction), then Senior Section Engineer (Construction), three then Senior Section Engineers (P.Way/CON) and a private company based at Guwahati.
It was alleged that the aforesaid Railway officers had received illegal gratification/bribe/undue advantage in the bank accounts of their relatives/friends/their known persons from the said private company as a reward for smoothly passing their contract bills, officials further added.
