Railways’ chief electric engineer is held hostage in a bribery case

New Delhi, December 14, 2008 : .

The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), Tuesday, apprehended Ranjit Kumar Borah (Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Coaching), NFR), Maligaon, Guwahati) for taking a bribe of Rs 15.

lakhBoth were taken into custody from Maligaon, according to the CBI.According to a CBI official, a case had been filed against Borah Jain and Chintan Jin, Director Sun Shine Devices Private Limited.Patna was also named as his employee Niraj Kumar, and other unknown private and public servants.

Borah, while serving as the Deputy Chief Electric Engineer (Construction), in NFR, was accused of receiving two immovable property (benami flats), as illegal gratification from the director of the private firm.Borah, a private person, allegedly asked for Rs 2.10 crore in a bribe in exchange for the two benami apartments.He also promised undue favors in future "The money was given to the railway official in instalments," said a CBI official.

The official said that after getting a complaint about it they formed a team and started investigating the matter.During the probe they found sufficient material against the said official and the director of the private firm.

Finally the CBI laid a trap and apprehended the public servant and the employee of the Director of the private company as soon as the bribe of Rs 15 lakh was handed over.The official said that on Tuesday the CBI team conducted searches at nine locations including at Guwahati, Patna, Noida which led to the recovery of several incriminating documents.

The official said that these will help them in making a watertight case.A few more arrests were likely in the matter, he added.

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