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CBI Arrests Two MES Officers in Pune Bribery Trap

The agency acted on a complaint alleging a ₹6 lakh demand to release a contractor’s dues.

Overview

  • Assistant Garrison Engineer Sunil Nikam and Junior Engineer Suresh Mhaske of MES Khadki, Pune, were arrested on Thursday, according to the CBI.
  • The CBI caught Mhaske in a trap while he allegedly accepted ₹2 lakh from the complainant, and the cash was recovered from his office.
  • The case was registered on February 3 after a complainant with power of attorney for a private firm alleged bribe demands to clear payments for completed works.
  • Searches at the accused officers’ homes and offices led to the seizure of documents and unexplained cash totaling ₹1,88,500.
  • In a separate update, the CBI arrested proclaimed offender Renu Saxena in Meerut in a 2012 Punjab and Sind Bank fraud case; she had been declared a proclaimed offender in 2017.