Lucknow, The CBI has arrested AK Mittal, a Deputy Chief Engineer of Northern Railway, taking a bribe of Rs 50,000. A case was registered against a Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction) of Northern Railway, Lucknow by the complainant for demanding bribe in lieu of passing the bills of his firm engaged in project work at Charbagh, Lucknow.
After investigation, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting undue advantage of Rs. The engineer was taking Rs.50,000/- from the complainant. The CBI conducted searches at other locations of the accused including Delhi and Lucknow. In the search other property including cash has been found. CBI has seized movable and immovable property worth about 38 lakhs. The engineer has been presented in the Lucknow court.