CBI Arrests Arunachal Agriculture Professor and Vendor Over Rs 2.5 Lakh Bribe

Their arrest follows a July 23 sting over inflated procurement contracts at the Pasighat College of Agriculture.

Overview

Investigators say the duo was detained while assistant professor Pavankumar Goudar accepted a Rs 55,000 payoff from vendor Anand Kumar Dwivedi.
CBI alleges Dwivedi transferred Rs 1.95 lakh to a bank account designated by Goudar in May for preferential treatment in supply contracts.
The scheme centred on billing 30 Milton buckets at Rs 75,000 despite a market value of Rs 36,000 and demanding an additional Rs 63,000 in bribes.
A July 24 FIR invokes sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, charging the accused with criminal conspiracy and bribery.
Searches at the premises of both Goudar and Dwivedi are under way as CBI and ACB teams gather further evidence.