High-Stakes Bribery Bust: CBI Nabs PSU Official

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended a senior official from the Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited, a central public sector undertaking, in a high-profile bribery case. Officials reported the arrest after seizing Rs 10 lakh from a luxury car in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Chanchal Mukherjee, the Group General Manager of the company, was nabbed alongside two private individuals, Santosh Moharana, Director of Penta A Studio Private Limited, and a middleman, Debadutta Mohapatra. All were accused of bribing Mukherjee, according to CBI sources.

Investigation into the scandal revealed that the accused were engaging in illegal activities concerning the awarding of work orders and bill clearing in the PSU. Mukherjee was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 10 lakh bribe in a Mercedes Maybach car following a CBI trap operation.