South Western Railways engineer receives ₹1.29 crore bribe, CBI files FIR

An executive engineer of the Southern Western Railways in Bengaluru was found taking bribes from contractors for the past eight years.

The CBI has filed an FIR against an executive engineer of the South Western Railways posted in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving over ₹1.29 crore bribe from contractors over eight years, officials said on Monday.

It was alleged that the engineer was receiving bribes in his bank accounts from contractors whose works were supervised by him. (HT Photo/Representational use)

The central probe agency has named executive engineer Ghanshyam Pradhan, M Suryanarayana Reddy, his firm Krishi Infratech and Vangala Suryanarayana Reddy in the case, they said.

It was alleged that Pradhan was receiving bribes in his bank accounts from contractors whose works were supervised by him, they said.

"It was further alleged that illegal gratification to the tune of ₹1.29 crore was received by the said public servant in his accounts and the accounts of his family members from the contractors during the period from 2011 to 2019," CBI Spokesperson R C Joshi said.

After filing the case, the CBI recently carried out searches at 16 locations, including Bengaluru, Hubli, Mysuru, Sangli, Nandyala and Rangareddy at the premises of the accused and others leading to the recovery of several incriminating documents, Joshi said.