Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Two Engineers Arrested for Taking Rs 60K Bribe
Two engineers in Odisha were caught taking a bribe.
They worked for a company that builds irrigation projects.
A contractor finished projects worth Rs 25 lakh, but the engineers wouldn't pay him Rs 5 lakh and also kept his security deposit.
They asked for a bribe of Rs 1.10 lakh, but the contractor only gave them Rs 60,000.
The engineers were arrested, and the money was taken back.
The police also found Rs 1.80 lakh in one engineer's house.
Two engineers, Harekrushna Singh (AEE) and Subrat Mohanty (JE), were arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000.
The bribe was for releasing pending bills and a security deposit of a contractor who completed projects worth Rs 25 lakh.
The engineers withheld Rs 5 lakh in bills and the security deposit, demanding a bribe of Rs 1.10 lakh.
The contractor approached Vigilance authorities, leading to a trap being laid and the engineers' arrest.
Simultaneous searches were conducted at the engineers' residences and offices, recovering Rs 1.80 lakh from Singh's house.
- Who
- Assistant Executive Engineer Harekrushna Singh and Junior Engineer Subrat Mohanty
- What
- Accepted a bribe of Rs 60,000 from a contractor
- When
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
- Why
- To release pending bills and security deposit of the contractor
- Accused Engineers
- Harekrushna Singh (AEE), Subrat Mohanty (JE)
- Organization
- Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation
- Location
- Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 60,000
- Pending Bills
- Rs 5 lakh
- Security Deposit
- Not released
- Total Projects Completed
- Rs 25 lakh
- Amount Recovered from Singh's House
- Rs 1.80 lakh