June 27, 2026 10:00 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Ram Mandir Trust chief Champat Rai resigns as alleged donation siphoning row escalates | Ram Mandir fund row deepens: 8 arrested days after BJP called allegations 'false narrative' | 'Who tied the hands of CBI?': Calcutta HC on RG Kar case; victim's mother, now BJP MLA, says she is 'deeply disturbed' | Construction comes to a standstill at nearly 700 Kolkata projects after Taratala warehouse tragedy kills 15 | World Cup shocker! Ecuador stun Germany 2-1, storm into Round of 32 | Iran-US conflict: Cargo vessel hit near Strait of Hormuz, UN agency pauses evacuation operations | Amazon's massive India bet! Andy Jassy announces $48 billion investment after meeting PM Modi | Taratala warehouse collapse: Death toll climbs to 8, five arrested as SIT launches probe | Oil prices crash, IndiGo takes off! Aviation and fuel stocks emerge as biggest winners | Passport is a travel document, not conclusive proof of citizenship: MEA
CBI Arrest
Image Cr: UNI

CBI arrests five, including NHAI officer in a bribery case

| @indiablooms | Jan 01, 2022, at 12:38 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested five people, including Bengaluru Regional Officer of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), in connection with an alleged bribery case of Rs 20 lakh.

The CBI searches were conducted in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Cochin, Gurugram and Bhopal leading to recovery of Rs 4 crore.

Those arrested have been identified as Akil Ahmad (Regional Officer NHAI), besides three others who work for Dilip Buildcon Limited- General Manager Retnakaran Sajilal, Executive Director Devendra Jain, Sunil Kumar Verma, an official.

Anuj Gupta, a private person, was also arrested in connection with the case.

All the accused will be produced before the Court, said a CBI spokesperson.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.