Sikar, March 21 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested the Senior General Manager of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd for allegedly accepting a Rs 2.4 lakh bribe in Rajashtan city of Sikar.

The bribe was allegedly paid to extend undue favours in processing and passing bills related to PSU contracts awarded to a private company.

Suman Singh, DGM of KEC International Limited was also arrested.

A case was registered by CBI on March 19 against the six accused, including senior General Manager of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., posted at Ajmer; a Mumbai-based private company, and four representatives of the said private company and unknown others.

The other four accused were identified as Ashtosh Kumar, Atul Agarwal, ...