Overview

• Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer of NHIDCL in Guwahati, was caught in a CBI trap allegedly accepting Rs 10 lakh.
• The agency also arrested Kolkata-based representative Binod Kumar Jain linked to M/s Mohan Lal Jain in the same operation.
• Investigators say the payment was tied to securing a favourable extension of time and a completion certificate for the NH‑37 four-laning stretch from Demow to the end of Moran Bypass.
• Searches at seven office and residential premises recovered Rs 2.62 crore in cash and documents indicating nine landed properties, 20 apartments and high-end vehicle purchases in the names of the officer and family.
• Both accused were produced before the Court of Special Judge for CBI cases in Guwahati, with verification of movable and immovable assets continuing under the anti-corruption probe.