The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday (November 6) arrested Ajayveer Singh, a Senior Section Engineer with West Central Railway posted at New Katni Junction in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district, after he was allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 from a labour contractor, Nation Press reported. The allegations are yet to be tested in court.

Source: Nation Press

According to the CBI, Singh allegedly demanded Rs 1,500 per labourer for 30 labourers — a total of Rs 45,000 — as an unofficial payment in exchange for not removing the contractor's workers from an ongoing assignment. The arrest followed a complaint filed by the contractor, on which the agency registered a case on Thursday and laid a trap.

After his arrest, Singh was produced before the competent court at Jabalpur, which remanded him to judicial custody until November 12, the report said. The CBI has not yet disclosed the outcome of searches carried out at his premises. The case was also listed among Friday's national developments by IANS-based reporting carried by hi INDiA.

Source: hi INDiA (National)

The agency has in recent months prioritised cases against government officials accused of corruption in public contracts across central government departments. No statement from Singh or his representatives was reported at the time of publication.

Rs 45,000alleged bribe amount
Rs 1,500alleged demand per labourer
30labourers covered by the alleged demand
Nov 12judicial custody until