CBI Nabs Power Grid Corporation, KEC International Officials For Corruption
The CBI caught Power Grid Corporation's General Manager taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two officials from Power Grid Corporation India Ltd. and KEC International Ltd. for corruption.
CBI sources told NDTV that Power Grid Corporation's General Manager Uday Kumar, posted in Ajmer, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh.
Additionally, Suman Singh, Deputy General Manager of KEC International, was also caught and arrested for allegedly favouring certain contractors, according to people in the know.
According to a PTI report, Kumar was arrested on Thursday along with Suman Singh of KEC International in Sikar, where both had agreed to meet for an alleged exchange of the bribe amount.
The FIR has named five individuals and the company KEC International as accused. KEC International vice-president and North India head Jabraj Singh is among the accused listed in the CBI FIR, the officials told PTI.
