CBI Arrests Railway Engineer Uday Kumar for Accepting Bribe in Madhya Pradesh

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Uday Kumar, a Senior Section Engineer (Bridge) working with the South East Central Railway in Nainpur, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. He was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 39,000.

Details of the Incident

On June 26, a complaint was registered against Uday Kumar, accusing him of demanding a bribe of Rs 39,000, which is three percent of a total bill amount of Rs 13,00,000. The bribe was for allowing the complainant to work smoothly and to get his pending bill cleared from the office of the Deputy Chief Engineer (Bridge), SEC Railway, Bilaspur.

CBI’s Action

The CBI set a trap and caught Uday Kumar while he was accepting the bribe. Following his arrest, searches were conducted at his premises, leading to the recovery of incriminating documents. Uday Kumar is now being produced before the competent court, and the investigation is ongoing.