CBI arrests MCL manager in bribery case in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an official of Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL), besides, a private person while accepting Rs 20,000 bribe from a complainant, the investigating agency said today.

The Rampur Sub-area Manager, Hirakud Bundia Mines, Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district besides a private person was apprehended on bribery charge.

The accused Rampur Sub-area Manager demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant through the accused private person for assistance in a pending departmental enquiry.

After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept Rs 20,000 as the first instalment. Later CBI laid a trap yesterday and caught the accused private person red-handed while accepting Rs. 20,000 (the first instalment of the demanded bribe from the complainant.

Subsequently, the accused public servant was also caught accepting the same amount from the accused private person. Both the accused have been apprehended. Further investigation of the matter is underway, CBI said.