CBI arrests two MCL officials on graft charges
The Hindu
The allegedly received a bribe to release compensation for land acquisition
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Manager (Mines) and an Assistant Revenue Inspector of the Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) for allegedly demanding and receiving a bribe from a person to release compensation for land acquisition. The accused have been identified as Manager (Mines) Rabindra Kumar Padhi and Assistant Revenue Inspector Loknath Naik. They are posted in the Hingula area of Talcher in Odisha. The complainant approached the CBI after the accused MCL officials demanded ₹1 lakh from him to release the sanctioned compensation amount of ₹5.78 lakh, for the acquisition of his father’s land. The amount had been sanctioned on July 3, 2019, for payment. However, the accused had not cleared the file.
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