Raids were carried out in the residence of junior engineer after he was arrested on Thursday. (FILE)
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has seized Rs 2.44 crore in cash from the residence of a junior engineer of the Rural Development department in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district, a senior Anti-Corruption Bureau official said in Jamshedpur on Saturday.
Raids were carried out in the residence of junior engineer, Suresh Prasad Verma, after he was arrested on Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor for clearing his outstanding bills, Anti-Corruption Bureau Deputy Superintendent of Police Arvind Kumar Singh said.
The contractor had lodged the complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau, following which the bureau sleuths laid a trap to catch the engineer red-handed, the official said.
After the interrogation of the engineer, an Anti-Corruption Bureau team conducted search operation in the house of the accused and seized Rs 2.44 crore in cash, 100 gm of gold and land documents, the official added.