New Delhi, October 2: The CBI has arrested Satyam Kumar Singh, a senior divisional engineer of the North Eastern Railways, for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs two lakh from a contractor in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, officials said on Wednesday.

The contractor was awarded a Rs four crore project to lay railway tracks from Thawe to Chhapra by Singh on July 25, they said. CBI Arrests ED Assistant Director for Taking Bribe of INR 20 Lakh From Mumbai-Based Jeweller.

"It was alleged that accused demanded bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant and threatened to obstruct the work and not pass his bills in future unless the bribe amount was paid," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement. SC Verdict on Bribery Case: MPs, MLAs Cannot Claim Immunity From Prosecution for Engaging in Bribery, Rules Supreme Court.

Singh was caught red-handed demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the contractor, the statement said.

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