The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested the Additional Chief Engineer of Public Health Engineering Department for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs five lakh here.
Subodh Jain had allegedly demanded the bribe from a company which worked with the government on various projects related to water supply for allowing it to work smoothly, timely clearance of bills, budget allocation without any problem etc., ADG (ACB) Alok Tripathi said.
Two representatives of the company gave Rs five lakh to Jain and Rs 15 lakh to Superintendent Engineer of Sawai Madhopur Udaibhanu Maheshwari last evening under the surveillance of ACB sleuths, he said.
Jain was arrested and the money recovered from him today while Udaibhanu was absconding, he added.
Another Rs 10 lakh was to be given to Chief Engineer (Special Projects) RK Meena who was being questioned, said the ADG.
ACB sleuths have launched a search operation at the residences of all the three accused, he said.
