The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), in Guwahati, Assam, on charges of allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a private firm.
Who is Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh?
Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh is the Executive Director and Regional Officer of NHIDCL, Guwahati. He was responsible for overseeing infrastructure development projects in the North Eastern region and hilly states.
Singh had allegedly demanded a bribe from a private firm, Mohan Lal Jain, for providing them an extension and completion certificate for their work on the four-laning of National Highway-37 between Demow and End of Moran Bypass in Assam. The CBI ha