Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer (EE) RC Tirole, posted at Madhya Pradesh’s divisional headquarters Narmadapuram for about one and a half years, finally got caught in the trap laid by Lokayukta. The Lokayukta team caught the EE red-handed with a bribe amount of Rs 10 lakh from his government residence on Sunday late evening.
EE RC Tirole had demanded 10 lakh rupees from a contractor of Betul in lieu of extension of construction work of 8 roads. The troubled contractor had complained about this to Lokayukta. After which, Superintendent Engineer RC Tirole was caught by Planning. After the action of Lokayukta, there is panic in the PWD department.
DSP Lokayukta Anil Bajpai said, on Saturday 27th July, the applicant contractor resident Betul complained to the Superintendent of Police Lokayukta that his firm is constructing 8 roads in Multai and Bhainsdehi. In which the case for extension of the remaining work is pending with SE Narmadapuram Division PWD RC Tirole. We were continuously meeting them for its resolution, but they were harassing us.
Later, EE Tirole demanded a bribe of Rs 20 lakh for the extension. The deal was fixed for Rs 12 lakh. On this complaint, the Superintendent of Police, Lokayukta Office Bhopal got the complaint verified. When the complaint was found to be true, the Lokayukta team on Sunday, July 28, caught the Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department, Narmadapuram Division, red-handed at his official residence while taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from the applicant.