The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Regional Officer of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Bangalore, four officials including General Manager, Executive
Director, AGM of a Bhopal-based private company Dilip Buildcon Ltd. and a private person in an alleged bribery case of Rs 20 lakh and recovered over Rs 4 crore in cash during searches.
A case was registered against the accused following allegations that the Regional Officer, NHAI, Bangalore, Akil Ahmad was in habit of demanding/accepting illegal gratification from NHAI contractors for clearing their pending bills and for issuing Provisional Commercial Operations Date( PCOD) for completed projects, the CBI said in a statement.
