Official caught taking bribe on naval base

Karwar: A civilian officer was on Saturday caught red-handed in INS Kadamba

Naval base

while carrying Rs 15 lakh of unaccounted cash inside the naval base.

The accused, M T Bugade, assistant engineer with the Military Engineering Service, was carrying the cash in his private car. The naval police, who had been observing his movement for the last several days, checked his car and found the cash, it is said.

Buagde had allegedly taken the amount as

bribe

from private contractor in connection with the ongoing second phase work of Project

Seabird

.

Later, Naval police took him to the naval headquarters. After an inquiry, the Navy authorities filed an FIR with Karwar town police. A departmental inquiry has been ordered, according to sources.