9 NHAI officials among 22 booked for ‘corruption’ in highway projects
Nine officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and five companies are among 22 accused booked by the CBI for alleged corruption in execution and operation of three highway projects.
The CBI alleged that the NHAI officials, including three general manager-level officers, took monthly bribe to the tune of Rs 1-2 lakh from the accused companies.
The offence took place between 2008 and 2010 when the UPA government was in power at the Centre. According to the CBI, the companies also fudged accounts and falsified payment receipts against work that was never done.
