CBI Arrests NHIDCL Executive Director In Rs 10 Lakh Assam Highway Bribery Case, Seizes Rs 2.62 Crore

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited in Guwahati, and Binod Kumar Jain, a representative of Kolkata-based M/s Mohan Lal Jain, in a major anti-corruption operation.

The CBI laid a trap and caught Singh whilst accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from Jain for issuing a favourable extension of time and completion certificate for the four-laning project on National Highway-37 between Demow and the end of Moran Bypass in Assam.

CBI teams conducted searches at seven office and residential premises of the accused at different locations across India.

The operation led to the seizure of Rs 2. 62 crore in cash, along with documents for nine land properties and 20 apartments registered in the names of Singh and his family members.

Documents related to the purchase of high-end vehicles registered in his name were also seized.

The arrests exposed what investigators described as an unholy nexus between construction companies and high-level NHIDCL officials for project clearances.

The private firm was reportedly involved in multiple NHIDCL projects across the state, making the corruption network potentially wider than initially apparent.

The investigation began after the CBI received source-based intelligence about the alleged bribery transaction.

Officials said the bribe was demanded to facilitate the issuance of a favourable extension of time and the completion certificate for the project.

The NH-37 four-laning project has been under construction for several years as part of infrastructure development in upper Assam.

Both the NHIDCL Executive Director and the co-accused were produced before the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, in Guwahati.

The agency continues to verify the ownership and value of movable and immovable assets identified during the searches.

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