Bhubaneswar: Chief Manufacturing Officer of Ambuja Cement was arrested while he was attempting to bribe Bargarh Collector Aditya Goyal.
Rambhav Gattu, Chief Manufacturing Officer (East), Ambuja Cement, Chhattisgarh, had been to the office of the Bargarh Collector to meet him.
During the visit, Gattu offered him a flower bouquet and a sweet packet. Suspecting the packet, the Collector directed his peon to open the packet, in which four 500 rupees GC note bundles were found. So, the person was detained and vigilance authorities were informed.
On being informed, the Vigilance team reached there and seized the packet containing cash of Rs 2 lakhs.
In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No. 23 dt.11.09.24 u/s 8/9/10 P.C. Act, 1988 as amended by PC Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered for attempting to induce a public servant.
The accused has been arrested and is being forwarded to the court.