BSNL officer arrested in Odisha while taking bribe

Bhubaneswar April 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a senior BSNL officer while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh for passing pending bills of a person.

Bidika Chandra Gupta Additional General Manager Microwave Project (Bhubaneswar) was caught while demanding and accepting Rs 1 lakh from a contractor for passing his pending bills with BSNL the CBI said in statement.

Earlier the contractor had registered a case with the CBI in this regard.

Searches are being conducted at the office and residence of the arrested BSNL officer. He will be presented before a court the statement added.

--IANS
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