India, Feb. 27 -- A special CBI court recently granted bail to Saurabh Prasad, the divisional railway manager (Waltair division) of East Coast Railways arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.25 lakh from a contractor in Mumbai in connection with a tender. The CBI apprehended Prasad in November 2024 when he came to Mumbai to collect the bribe.

Along with Prasad, CBI also arrested two businessmen who are proprietors of firms in Mumbai and Pune. As per the prosecution, the railway officer expedited the bill clearance of Hindustan Fiber Glass Works Pvt Ltd, who were imposed a hefty penalty due to their delay in carrying out work for railways.

Hindustan Fiber had raised a bill of Rs.3.17 crore which was pending with the...