{
  "id": 17525536,
  "title": "‘Happy if someone gives willingly’: Madhya Pradesh engineer suspended over bribe remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/happy-if-someone-gives-willingly-madhya-pradesh-engineer-suspended",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T03:30:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/madhya-pradesh-engineer-suspended-after-candid-admission-to-bribery-charge-10945315/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a Panna-based executive engineer, C B Ahirwar, of the Water Resources Department following allegations that he accepted money willingly, even if he did not demand it, according to the October 30 suspension order. The department described his conduct as \"unbecoming\" of a government servant, citing a violation of state service rules. The suspension came two days after Ahirwar made remarks to the media following a Lokayukta operation, during which two employees were allegedly caught accepting a Rs 45,000 bribe. Ahirwar stated that he accepts money offered voluntarily, acknowledging it is illegal, but maintains that acceptance is done willingly. He denied demanding money from contractors and emphasized that he is satisfied with his government salary.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Madhya Pradesh suspends Panna-based Water Resources engineer C B Ahirwar",
    "Engineer allegedly accepted Rs 45,000 bribe during Lokayukta operation",
    "Ahirwar claims acceptance of money is done willingly, despite it being illegal"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The suspension signals a zero-tolerance approach toward officials who normalize the acceptance of voluntary payments, reinforcing that even non-demanded gratuities violate the fundamental standards of public service.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}