{
  "id": 3884025,
  "title": "CBI Traps Two BSNL Engineers For Taking A Bribe Of ₹1.50 Lakh In Bhopal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/cbi-traps-two-bsnl-engineers-for-taking-a-bribe-of-1-50-lakh-in-bhopal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T03:45:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/cbi-traps-two-bsnl-engineers-for-taking-a-bribe-of-150-lakh-in-bhopal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two BSNL engineers in Bhopal for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹75,000 each, according to reports. Chief engineer Awanish Kumar Shukla and superintending engineer VB Chakrapani were apprehended by the CBI for demanding a sum of ₹4 lakh from a Jabalpur-based firm that executed operations and electrical installation work for BSNL. The bribe was allegedly demanded for processing pending bills related to 14 different works undertaken by the firm. The CBI set a trap and captured both officers while they were accepting the unlawful money, which was a partial payment for the demanded bribe. Searches are underway at their residential and office premises in Bhopal, Lucknow and Kanpur.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested chief engineer (electrical) and superintending engineer (electrical) of BSNL, Bhopal, for taking bribe of Rs 75,000 each here on Thursday. The CBI registered an instant case on August 27 against chief engineer Awanish Kumar Shukla and superintending engineer VB Chakrapani, posted in Bhopal for demanding Rs 4 lakh from…",
  "key_points": [
    "CBI arrests two BSNL engineers in Bhopal.",
    "Engineers demanded ₹4 lakh from Jabalpur firm.",
    "₹1.50 lakh bribe seized during arrest."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The CBI's action against the two BSNL engineers suggests that efforts to enforce accountability within the public sector may be intensifying, potentially impacting the dynamics of interactions between contractors and government officials.",
  "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."
}