MUMBAI, Nov. 8 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently booked a former general manager and project director of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs.1.56 crore, during a two-year stint in Nagpur. According to CBI officials, the accused, A Kale, amassed the assets while he was posted at Nagpur from April 2022 to March 2024 under the NHAI, a part of the Union ministry of Road Transport and Highways. In March 2024, Kale and others were booked for taking bribes from some NHAI contractors. In this recent case against him, Kale and a few others have been booked under relevant sections of the prevention of corruption act. The case came to light when on October 28, a CBI superintendent of police accused Kale of having acquired assets disproportionate to his income. According to the complaint, the CBI in March 2024 had searched Kale's house and recovered incriminating documents related to assets in his name and in the name of his family members. The CBI had also found valuable jewellery and Rs.42.5 lakh cash in Kale's locker....