Archive · 30 Sep 2026
CBI Arrests WCL Official In ₹40,000 Nagpur Bribery Case
The CBI says a Western Coalfields Limited official asked for money to release a project payment.
The official was identified as Pawan Nakhate.
The project involved building borewells and water pipelines.
This work was meant to provide drinking water at a rehabilitation site in Pirwa village.
The bill awaiting payment was worth ₹25.35 lakh.
The alleged bribe demand was ₹50,000.
Investigators set a trap and say they caught him accepting ₹40,000.
He was then arrested, and the case remains an allegation by the investigating agency.
The CBI arrested Pawan Nakhate, a Senior Overseer (Civil) with Western Coalfields Limited in Nagpur.
The case concerns an alleged demand for ₹50,000 to release payment for a third bill.
The bill was worth ₹25.35 lakh, making the alleged demand 2% of the total amount.
The payment related to borewell and drinking-water pipeline work at Pirwa village’s rehabilitation site.
The CBI said it caught Nakhate accepting ₹40,000 during a trap on September 30, 2026.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Pawan Nakhate, a Senior Overseer (Civil) with Western Coalfields Limited.
- What
- Nakhate was arrested in an alleged bribery case involving payment for a water-supply project.
- When
- The case was registered and the arrest was reported on September 30, 2026; the trap was conducted on Wednesday.
- Where
- The alleged transaction involved the Gokul Murpar Sub Area, Umred Area, of Western Coalfields Limited in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The CBI alleges that Nakhate demanded money to release payment against the complainant’s third project bill.
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Accused
- Pawan Nakhate, Senior Overseer (Civil), Western Coalfields Limited
- Alleged demand
- ₹50,000
- Amount accepted
- ₹40,000
- Total bill
- ₹25.35 lakh
- Project
- Two borewells, submersible pumps, and drinking-water pipelines
- Project location
- Rehabilitation site of Pirwa village