CBI arrests railway officer posted in Guwahati, hawala operators in bribery case

An Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) posted in Guwahati and three ‘hawala operators’ were among seven arrested by the CBI in a case related to alleged bribery worth Rs 50 lakh from private contractors.

The CBI said in a statement that a case was registered against an Additional DRM, Jitendra Pal Singh and others to investigate into the allegation that Singh was showing undue favour to private contractors in lieu of money.

“It was alleged that the accused had entered into a conspiracy with the intention of showing undue favours to the private contractors for awarding of contract agreements, preparation of measurement book, processing of running account bills,