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CBI Arrests CPWD Engineer in Mumbai ₹50-Lakh Bribery Case
The CBI says a government engineer allegedly asked for money to issue an official land certificate.
This certificate was called a No-Objection Certificate, or NOC.
It concerned land in Mumbai where a real estate group wanted to build a project.
Investigators say the demand started at ₹1 crore and was later reduced to ₹70 lakh.
A relative allegedly accepted the first payment of ₹50 lakh.
The CBI caught the relative carrying the money on October 1.
The engineer was arrested in Vashi while waiting to receive the payment.
Three people connected with the real estate group were also arrested, and investigators found more cash and documents.
The CBI arrested a CPWD executive engineer, his relative and three officials linked to a Mumbai-based real estate group.
The engineer allegedly demanded ₹1 crore, later negotiated to ₹70 lakh, for a land-related CPWD NOC.
The CBI said the relative was caught carrying the first ₹50 lakh payment during a trap on October 1.
The NOC allegedly stated that CPWD had no claim over land proposed for a construction project.
Searches in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune recovered an additional ₹53.87 lakh and property-related documents.
- Who
- The CBI arrested CPWD Executive Engineer Vikrant Verma, his relative—identified in different reports as Saurav Gupta or Saurav Kumar—and three officials linked to Baya Group of Companies.
- What
- Five people were arrested in an alleged ₹50-lakh bribery case involving a CPWD No-Objection Certificate.
- Where
- The case involved land described as being in Wadala and Antop Hill in Sion, Mumbai; arrests and searches also involved Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai and Pune.
- When
- The CBI registered the case on October 1, 2026, and the arrests were reported on October 2, 2026.
- Why
- The alleged bribe was sought for an NOC stating that CPWD had no claim over land intended for a construction project.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Government department
- Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
- Alleged demand
- ₹1 crore, later negotiated to ₹70 lakh
- First payment
- ₹50 lakh
- Additional cash recovered
- About ₹53.87 lakh, apart from the alleged bribe amount
- Alleged balance
- ₹20 lakh, reportedly due after a week
- Total arrests
- Five people, including one CPWD engineer, his relative and three real estate group officials
Quotes
Central Bureau of Investigation
India’s central investigative agency, which announced the arrests and described findings from the investigation
“It was alleged that the accused Executive Engineer demanded undue advantage of Rs 1 Crore, later negotiated to Rs 70 Lakh, through his relative, for issuing NOC stating that CPWD had no claim over a parcel of land at Wadala, Mumbai, on which the real estate group intended to undertake a construction project.”
NDTV
“The CBI laid a trap on October 1 and caught the relative of the accused public servant while he was carrying the bribe amount of Rs 50 lakh, which he had accepted from the Vice President of the real estate group on behalf of the Executive Engineer.”
NDTV
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