CBI arrests Mining Deputy Director, two others on bribery charge
The CBI has arrested a Deputy Director of the Directorate-General of Mines Safety and two company representatives on bribery charges. The arrests occurred during a sting operation involving a payment of ₹2 lakh.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts to combat corruption within government regulatory bodies overseeing industrial safety.
The CBI has arrested U. Siva Shankar, Deputy Director (Mining), Directorate-General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Hyderabad-III Region, on charges of demanding and accepting ₹2 lakh bribe for giving a favourable report in an accidental death case reported at a quarry unit in Prakasam district in June this year. It has also arrested two representatives of granite and mining companies.
The CBI produced Mr. Siva Shankar and representatives of the companies, S. Venkata Suresh Kumar and A. Subhaskar Reddy, of Prakasam district, in a court in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
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