BMC road scam: Cops arrest 3 more engineers

MUMBAI: The special investigation team of the city police arrested three engineers, who worked for contractors allegedly involved in the Rs352-crore road work scam,

MUMBAI: The special investigation team of the city police arrested three engineers, who worked for contractors allegedly involved in the Rs352-crore road work scam, on Tuesday, bringing the number of arrests in the case to 22.

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Taking note of mayor Snehal Ambekar’s letter, civic chief Ajoy Mehta ordered inspection of 14 roads in the island city, 11 in the western suburbs and nine in the eastern suburbs last year. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) found the quality of work to be shoddy, after which the police started an investigation.

The arrested engineers — Dattatray Sudan Dhas, 26, Ashish Ramnath Jaiswal, 27, and Rishikesh Gajanan Shinde, 23 — have been remanded in police custody for three days.

“The engineers were responsible for the quality of the roads. They got auditors to clear the work and then got the bill sanctioned,” said a police officer, who did not wish to be named.