VISAKHAPATNAM: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Saturday arrested Divisional Railway Manager (Waltair Division), Visakhapatnam, Saurabh Prasad, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh from a contractor in Mumbai.
The DRM reportedly demanded Rs 25 lakh from the contractor in connection with a tender related to the mechanical branch. He traveled to Mumbai to collect the bribe, where he was apprehended by CBI officials. The CBI team from Delhi conducted the operation, leading to the DRM’s arrest. Following this, CBI officials searched the DRM’s office in Vizag and seized several documents.
Notably, this incident follows a similar case in July this year, where the CBI arrested five senior officials of Indian Railways, including Guntakal Divisional Railway Manager Vineet Singh, on corruption charges. The operation targeted alleged financial and administrative irregularities in the Guntakal railway division.
During the investigation, the CBI teams seized a substantial amount of cash from the residences of some of the accused. Approximately Rs 7 lakh was recovered from Vineet Singh’s residence, and Rs 11 lakh was seized from three other individuals.
