Rs 70 lakh seized from railway engineer

HYDERABAD: Officials of CBI on Friday seized over Rs 70 lakh cash from the residence of a senior divisional engineer (West) of South Central Railway, V Gopal Reddy, who was earlier in the day caught red-handed while allegedly taking bribe.
Apart from cash, CBI officials found gold and silver ornaments, fixed deposits and property documents from his residence at railway quarters in Secunderabad.
“The searches are still going on. The railway officer had acquired properties worth more than Rs one crore apart from cash. Actual value of his assets will be known after all formalities are completed,” CBI deputy inspector general of police VV Lakshmi Narayana told TOI.
Earlier in the day, the engineer was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from contractor.
Lakshmi Narayana said Gopal Reddy took the amount as part of Rs one lakh bribe approving variation statement for the work executed by the firm of the complainant.