Searches in premises of accused in Delhi and Chennai led to seizure of ₹2.75 crore, 23 kg gold, says agencyThe CBI on Monday arrested A.K. Kathpal, a former Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer earlier posted at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, for demanding and accepting an alleged bribe of ₹50 lakh. The accused is a retired 1984-batch Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) official. At his instance, she got the first instalment of ₹50 lakh delivered to the official’s brother in Delhi through some persons. “The former Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer was caught by the CBI while demanding and accepting ₹50 lakh as the second instalment of the bribe amount from the said private persons.

Source: The Hindu July 05, 2021 15:33 UTC