A press word mentioned the CBI had registered a case following allegations that the accused Assistant Labour Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar, and R. Elango, had demanded ₹1 lakh as unlawful gratification for issuing two labour licences to a personal firm, which had undertaken an NHAI street contract in Tiruchi.
For the mentioned contract, the corporate had utilized for 2 labour licences on the workplace of Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), Puducherry. Since the corporate didn’t have the labour licence, its fee was pending with the NHAI.
After registration of the case, the accused public servant Ramesh Kumar and Elango (by way of whom the bribe was demanded) have been intercepted and an quantity of ₹1 lakh was recovered from the workplace chamber of Ramesh Kumar. The duo was arrested and produced earlier than the courtroom in Puducherry and remanded to judicial custody until September 4.
The CBI additionally performed searches on the official and residential premises of the accused public servant and premises of the personal firm at Theni in Tamil Nadu which led to restoration of incriminating paperwork. A search within the native place of the accused public servant in Rajasthan is underneath progress, the press word mentioned.
Published – August 22, 2025 08:42 pm IST
