Archive · 11 Sep 2026
CBI Arrests ECL Worker in West Burdwan Bribery Case
The CBI is an agency that investigates certain serious cases.
It says an ECL worker named Shankarlal Harijan took ₹20,000 from another worker.
The money was allegedly meant to help the worker get a different job because illness made mine work difficult.
CBI officers arrested Harijan in Pandabeswar.
They also searched his home and the colliery office.
The searches reportedly produced documents and files.
A court in Asansol sent him to jail custody for 14 days.
Investigators are checking whether anyone else was involved.
The CBI arrested Eastern Coalfields Limited worker Shankarlal Harijan in Pandabeswar, West Burdwan, on Thursday.
Investigators allege he was caught accepting ₹20,000 to arrange a transfer for an ill worker.
Harijan was produced before the special CBI court in Asansol, which ordered 14 days of jail custody.
The CBI searched his residence and the South Shyamala Colliery office, reportedly seizing documents and files.
Investigators are examining whether other transactions or senior ECL officials were involved.
- Who
- The CBI arrested Eastern Coalfields Limited worker Shankarlal Harijan, who was associated with a Trinamool Congress-affiliated ECL workers’ organisation.
- What
- He was arrested on allegations of accepting a ₹20,000 bribe to arrange a worker’s transfer or light-duty placement.
- When
- The arrest took place on Thursday after a CBI raid at South Shyamala Colliery on Wednesday night.
- Where
- The investigation involved South Shyamala Colliery and Harijan’s residence in Pandabeswar, West Burdwan, West Bengal; he appeared before a special CBI court in Asansol.
- Why
- The CBI alleges that Harijan demanded money from a worker who sought light duty because of illness and is investigating possible wider bribery activity.
- Arrested person
- Shankarlal Harijan
- Agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Employer
- Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Alleged bribe
- ₹20,000
- Location
- South Shyamala Colliery, Pandabeswar, West Burdwan
- Court action
- Special CBI court in Asansol ordered 14 days of jail custody
- Seized material
- Documents and files were reportedly seized during searches