CBI arrests NHAI top official on bribery charges in Gandhinagar
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested the Chief General Manager (CGM Tech)-cum-Regional Officer of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) from Gandhinagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh.
According to CBI officials, the accused, Digvijay Mishra, was arrested from his residence along with a private person representing a Mumbai-based company after he was “caught red-handed” accepting the bribe during a CBI raid. In addition, the CBI recovered Rs 20.5 lakh in cash after raids conducted at Mishra’s residences in different cities, including Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh and Jaipur. CBI sources said Mishra allegedly accepted Rs 10 lakh for granting undue favours to private companies related to the Ahmedabad- Dholera Highway project.
