CBI arrests IRSEE officer and two others in a bribery case

In Maharashtra, the CBI has arrested a senior Railway officer and two private persons in a bribery case linked to a Rs40.54 crore tender. The officer was caught accepting Rs10 lakh.The CBI registered the instant case against  Ramesh Kumar Chauve, an officer of Indian Railway Services of Electrical Engineers 2003 Batch, working as Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer, Central Railway and others on Monday March 9, 2026.
According to agency, the accused Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer acted in connivance with stakeholders of the private company in the award of the tender and demanded a bribe amount of Rs.40 Lakh i.e. 1% of the tender value. The CBI recovered the bribe amount of Rs. 10 Lakh from the accused’s chamber. The accused Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer and two private persons-Anshul Verma, Kanay Verma have been arrested.  
Searches were conducted at five locations, including in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Karjat, at the premises of the accused people. During searches at the premises of the accused Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer, Rs 90.79 lakh in cash, gold jewelry (241.30 gm), and silver jewelry (2577 gm) amounting to Rs. 42.52 lakh, along with other investment documents, were recovered.
Furthermore, cash amounting to Rs 3.85 lakh was recovered from the accused’s office chamber, bringing the total seizure to Rs 1.47 crore. Besides these, other incriminating documents were also recovered during the searches.

(Freelance Journalist)