LUCKNOW, July 5 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an assistant divisional engineer and his subordinate, a trackman of Northern Railways' Chandausi section in Sambhal district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.34,000 from a private contractor to clear pending bills worth over Rs.17.57 lakh.

According to a press note issued by the agency on Saturday, the arrested officials were identified as Sanjeev Saxena, assistant divisional engineer, and his subordinate Akash, a trackman. The CBI said they were caught red-handed on Friday night while accepting the bribe at the behest of a contractor, Devendra Singh, who had filed a complaint earlier.

Singh, whose Shahjahanpur-based firm was awarded a tender on January 19, 2024...