Overview
- Broker Mukesh Kumar Pathak, accused of preparing fake certificates to win Jal Jeevan Mission contracts, was arrested in Bilaspur and brought to Jaipur, taking total arrests to 10.
- A special court remanded nine earlier-arrested PHED officials to ACB custody for three days until February 21 after their production on Wednesday.
- A look-out notice has been issued for retired IAS officer Subodh Agrawal after searches at his residence, with ACB teams also tracking additional suspects named in the case.
- Investigators allege two firms — Shri Ganpati Tubewell Company and Shri Shyam Tubewell Company — used forged IRCON completion certificates to secure tenders worth about ₹960 crore.
- The ACB says tender terms were manipulated through mandatory site-visit certifications for projects above ₹50 crore, disclosure of bidder identities and reprocessing, contributing to unusually high premiums.