Overview

• The CBI laid a trap on October 14 based on source inputs and allegedly caught Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh accepting Rs 10 lakh.
• The payment was linked to a favourable extension of time and a completion certificate for the NH‑37 four‑laning between Demow and the end of the Moran Bypass in Assam.
• Kolkata-based representative Binod Kumar Jain of M/s Mohan Lal Jain was also arrested in connection with the case.
• Teams searched seven office and residential locations across multiple cities and seized Rs 2.62 crore in unaccounted cash from the official's residence.
• Investigators seized documents indicating nine landed properties, 20 apartments, and high-end vehicles, and both accused were produced before the Special CBI court in Guwahati.