Guwahati, Oct 15 || The CBI has arrested the Executive Director and Regional Officer of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), Guwahati, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a private individual in exchange for issuing a favourable completion certificate and extension of time for a highway project, officials said on Wednesday.
According to a CBI statement, the arrest followed a trap laid on October 14 after the agency received source-based information about the alleged bribery.
The official was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 10 lakh from a representative of a private company linked to the four-laning project of National Highway-37 between Demow and the end of Moran Bypass in Assam.
The private company had also been involved in other NHIDCL contracts across the state. The arrested person has been identified as Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer, NHIDCL, Regional Office, Guwahati.
CBI officials said the bribe was demanded to facilitate the issuance of a favourable extension of time (EOT) and the completion certificate for the project.