The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday launched a multi-city raid in connection with the alleged irregularities in the National Highway Road Project in Assam. The locations in which the raids have been conducted are Shillong, Guwahati, Gurugram and Bengaluru, informed CBI. Few National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and GR Infra Projects officials have been apprehended by the central agency.
CBI conducts searches in multiple locations in Shillong, Guwahati, Gurugram and Bengaluru, in connection with alleged irregularities in a national highway road project in Assam. Few NHAI officials & GR Infra Projects officials apprehended by CBI: CBI official
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022
On April 2, the CBI booked NHAI officials, and a consortium of private construction companies 22 individuals over alleged corruption in three highway segments from 2008 to 2010. The action came after the conclusion of a preliminary enquiry registered in 2018.
According to the officials, the enquiry report alleged corruption in the Surat-Hazira section of National Highway-6, the Kishangarh-Ajmer-Beawar section of NH-8 and the Varanasi-Aurangabad section of NH-2 awarded to Isolux Corsan India Engineering and Construction Private Limited (facing liquidation) and Soma Enterprises, the officials said. According to the findings of the enquiry, in the Surat-Hazira port section project in order for smooth execution of the project, the senior NHAI officials habitually accepted Rs…