Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Bengal Rural Development Official Arrested in Rs 20,000 Bribe Operation
A government contractor finished building a road in West Bengal.
The project was worth about Rs 1 crore.
The contractor had paid earnest money when bidding for the work and later asked for it back.
The contractor said an engineer demanded Rs 20,000 to help release that money.
The Anti-Corruption Branch set up an operation after receiving the contractor’s complaint.
Officials caught the engineer accepting the money inside an office in Chinsurah on Tuesday.
The article does not include the engineer’s response.
The Anti-Corruption Branch caught a Sub-Assistant Engineer accepting an alleged Rs 20,000 bribe.
The operation followed a complaint from a government contractor.
The contractor said the money was demanded to facilitate a refund of tender earnest money.
The road project was carried out under the Panchayat Project and valued at approximately Rs 1 crore.
The work order was issued in 2023, and construction was completed towards the end of 2025.
- Who
- A Sub-Assistant Engineer attached to the West Bengal State Rural Development Agency and a government contractor.
- What
- The Anti-Corruption Branch caught the engineer accepting an alleged Rs 20,000 bribe.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Inside the Zilla Parishad Office in Chinsurah, Hooghly.
- Why
- The contractor said the payment was demanded to facilitate the refund of earnest money deposited during a tender.
Contractor's allegation
Official's response
Alleged bribe demand
Contractor's allegation
The contractor alleged that the official demanded Rs 20,000 to facilitate the refund of tender earnest money.
Official's response
The article does not report a response from the official.
- Amount involved
- Rs 20,000
- Official's position
- Sub-Assistant Engineer
- Agency
- West Bengal State Rural Development Agency
- Project
- Road construction under the Panchayat Project
- Project value
- Approximately Rs 1 crore
- Work order issued
- 2023
- Construction completed
- Towards the end of 2025
- Reported operation location
- Zilla Parishad Office in Chinsurah