Overview

• The CBI registered the case on August 21 naming the official, three employees of a private firm, a private intermediary, and other unknown persons.
• Officials allege the public servant sought Rs 1 lakh through an intermediary from a company working on an NHAI road contract in Tiruchirappalli.
• The firm had applied for two labour licences in Puducherry that it needed to obtain payments on the highway project.
• A trap operation intercepted the official and the intermediary soon after the transaction, leading to arrests and the recovery of cash from the office chamber.
• Searches at the official's office and residence and at the company's premises in Theni yielded incriminating documents, with a Rajasthan search reported ongoing and both accused remanded to judicial custody until September 4.