The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Executive Engineer of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Mumbai, his relative and three officials of a Mumbai-based real estate group, in a bribery case relating to the issuance of a No-Objection Certificate (NOC).

The CBI registered the instant case on October 1, 2026 against the Executive Engineer, CPWD Mumbai; his relative, a resident of Pune; Vice President of a real estate group, and other unknown persons. It was alleged that the accused Executive Engineer demanded undue advantage of Rs. 1 Crore,later negotiated to Rs. 70 Lakh, through his relative, for issuing NOC stating that CPWD had no claim over a parcel of land at Wadala, Mumbai, on which the real estate group intended to undertake a construction project.

The CBI laid a trap on October 1, 2026 and caught the relative of the accused public servant while he was carrying the bribe amount of Rs. 50 lakh, which he had accepted from the Vice President of the real estate group on behalf of the Executive Engineer. The Executive Engineer was apprehended at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, where he was waiting to receive the bribe. A Manager of the real estate group and a Partner of the firm seeking the NOC, who were present during the transaction, were also arrested. All the five accused persons have been arrested. The bribe amount of Rs. 50 lakh has been recovered.

It was further found during the investigation that the NOC was issued without an entry in the dispatch register against payment of Rs. 50 Lakh, with the balance of Rs. 20 Lakh to be paid after a week.

Searches were subsequently conducted at the premises of the accused and their associates in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune, which led to the recovery of cash of about Rs. 53.87 Lakh (in addition to the bribe amount of Rs. 50 Lakh), documents relating to immovable properties and other documents.

The arrested accused are being produced before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Mumbai.