Amritsar, Feb. 15 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an executive engineer (XEN) of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.2.5 lakh to clear pending bills related to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Amritsar, project, officials said on Saturday.

The accused, Nitish Kumar, served as the XEN-cum-drawing and disbursing officer (DDO) in Amritsar. Following his arrest on February 10, he was remanded to judicial custody and is currently behind bars in Mohali.

The action followed a complaint filed on February 4 by Navjot Saini, the Punjab region administration head for Param Infra Pvt. Ltd. The company had been awarded a construction contract worth about Rs.72 crore in A...