2 minutes of readingPuneFebruary 7, 2026 08:34 am
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested two Military Engineering Services (MES) officers from Pune for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe.
In a press release issued on Friday, the CBI said it arrested an assistant garrison engineer and a junior MES engineer, Khadki. Punefor allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant.
According to the press release, the whistleblower has a power of attorney for a private company that executes MES contracts.
“The CBI registered the present case on February 3 against the said accused, based on a complaint alleging demand of undue advantage of Rs 6 lakh by the accused Assistant Garrison Engineer and Junior Engineer,” the press release said.
“Despite completion of works and submission of completion certificates, payments were allegedly withheld to compel payment of bribe. After negotiation, the accused officials agreed to accept an undue advantage of Rs 2 lakh as the first facility,” he claimed.
A CBI team laid a trap on Thursday and caught the junior engineer while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant. The bribe amount was recovered from his office.
“Garrison’s assistant engineer was also arrested for his role in the conspiracy,” the CBI said.
The agency further said that searches conducted at the residences and offices of the accused resulted in the recovery of documents and unexplained cash worth Rs 1,88,500.
The CBI is investigating the case further.