India, April 29 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken a Central Railway (CR) official and a liaison agent, who represent over nine private firms, under their scanner to probe allegations related to grant of favour in lieu of bribes.

The CBI initiated its probe recently against the CR official, who is posted as a Chief Depot Material Superintendent in Jalgaon, the liaison agent and unknown others, based on "source information" under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act for offences related to criminal conspiracy, accepting of undue advantage by public servant and offence relating to bribing of public servant, an agency source said.

The agency started their probe based on the inf...