New Delhi: The CBI on Friday arrested a senior manager of corporate communications at India's thermal power giant NTPC for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8 lakh to pass a bill, officials said.
The agency arrested Vijay Kumar, senior manager, corporate communications, NTPC, in Mumbai, where he had come from Delhi to take illegal bribe, he said.
It was reported that the vice president of an advertising company had filed a complaint against Kumar for allegedly demanding bribe to pass bills worth around Rs 40 lakh.
“We are deeply concerned by allegations of bribery made against one of your employees. The alleged incident is an individual act and does not reflect the values of our organization.Meanwhile, the employee has been suspended from the main duties of the company with immediate effect. NTPC said in a statement.
Advertisement The company had set up booths on behalf of NTPC in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry in January-February, for which it had collected a bill of Rs 40 lakh.
He said completion certificates were not attached as they were to be issued by the local authorities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Puducherry administration.
When the company representative visited the local authority offices in Andama and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry and requested to issue the work completion certificates, they were told that an email or call would be required from NTPC.According to officials, when the vice president of the advertising company approached Kumar to contact the local authorities, he allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to assure that he would pay the bills, which were paid without any The obstruction will be cleared.
He said that Kumar later increased the demand to Rs 9.45 lakh, but after negotiations reduced it to Rs 1 lakh.
Upon receiving the complaint, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a raid in Mumbai, where Kumar was arrested red-handed while taking bribe.Kumar was later arrested and his residence in Noida was searched
The agency arrested Vijay Kumar, senior manager, corporate communications, NTPC, in Mumbai, where he had come from Delhi to take illegal bribe, he said.
It was reported that the vice president of an advertising company had filed a complaint against Kumar for allegedly demanding bribe to pass bills worth around Rs 40 lakh.
“We are deeply concerned by allegations of bribery made against one of your employees. The alleged incident is an individual act and does not reflect the values of our organization.Meanwhile, the employee has been suspended from the main duties of the company with immediate effect. NTPC said in a statement.
Advertisement The company had set up booths on behalf of NTPC in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry in January-February, for which it had collected a bill of Rs 40 lakh.
He said completion certificates were not attached as they were to be issued by the local authorities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Puducherry administration.
When the company representative visited the local authority offices in Andama and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry and requested to issue the work completion certificates, they were told that an email or call would be required from NTPC.According to officials, when the vice president of the advertising company approached Kumar to contact the local authorities, he allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to assure that he would pay the bills, which were paid without any The obstruction will be cleared.
He said that Kumar later increased the demand to Rs 9.45 lakh, but after negotiations reduced it to Rs 1 lakh.
Upon receiving the complaint, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a raid in Mumbai, where Kumar was arrested red-handed while taking bribe.Kumar was later arrested and his residence in Noida was searched
