Government Engineer, 4 Others Arrested In Rs 50-Lakh Bribery Case In Mumbai
The case alleged Verma, a 2014-batch CES officer posted in Mumbai since April 2023, demanded the bribe from the company involved in the construction of private apartments, which sought a CPWD NOC concerning a parcel of land at Antop Hill in Sion, Mumbai.
On October 2, 2026, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Executive Engineer from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in Mumbai, his relative, and three others involved in a ₹50-lakh bribery case. The accused are Vikrant Verma, an Executive Engineer at CPWD Mumbai, his relative Saurav Kumar from Pune, Arvind Semwal, Vice President of the Baya Group of Companies, Chetan Mahajan, a Manager in the same company, and A. Deshmukh, a partner in a firm associated with Baya.
The CBI registered a case against the five accused on October 1, alleging that Verma demanded an undue influence of Rs 1 crore, later reduced to Rs 70 lakh, from Kumar for issuing a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) stating that CPWD had no claim over a parcel of land at Wadala, intended for construction by the real estate group.
The CBI set a trap, arresting Kumar with the bribe amount of Rs 50 lakh on October 2 while he was delivering it to Verma at Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Verma was apprehended at the same location, waiting to receive the bribe. Mahajan and Deshmukh were arrested for their role in the transaction.
The CBI recovered the full bribe amount of Rs 50 lakh and an additional cash amount of Rs 3.87 lakh, along with documents related to immovable properties and other records, during searches conducted at the residences of the accused and their associates in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Pune.
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