CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (INFORMATION SECTION)
CBI Arrests Dy. Director (Mining), DGMS, Hyderabad in Bribery Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three accused persons, including Deputy Director (Mining), DGMS, Hyderabad-III Region, South Central Zone, Hyderabad, a Consultant/Middleman and a representative of a private mining establishment on 17.08.2026, in a Bribery case.
The CBI registered the instant case on 17.08.2026 against Dy. Director (Mining), DGMS, Hyderabad-III Region, South Central Zone, Hyderabad, a Consultant/Middleman, representatives of a private mining establishment and other Unknown Public Servants and Private Persons, in connection with alleged demand and acceptance of bribe.
Information was received that a fatal accident occurred on 25.06.2026 at a mining quarry in Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. The representatives of the concerned mining establishment approached the accused DD (Mining), through a Consultant/Middleman, for obtaining a favourable enquiry report in connection with the accident and without implicating the owners of mining establishment. It was alleged that the Middleman had earlier paid Rs.1,00,000, as part of the undue advantage, to the accused Dy. Director (Mining) for a favourable report.
Subsequently, an amount of Rs. 2 Lakh was arranged for payment to the Dy. Director (Mining) which was to be delivered at Ongole on 17.08.2026, towards obtaining a favourable report in the fatal accident case and also towards alleged quarterly bribe payments relating to the private mining establishment and other mines.
The CBI laid a trap on 17.08.2026 and caught the accused Dy. Director (Mining) red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 2 Lakh from the Consultant/Middleman in the presence of a representative of the private mining establishment. The bribe amount of Rs. 2 lakh was recovered during the trap proceedings.
Searches are being conducted at the premises of the accused persons at Ongole, Kadapa, and Hyderabad.
The three arrested accused persons, Dy. Director (Mining), Representative of the private mining establishment and the Consultant/Middleman will be produced before the competent court at Vijayawada today i.e. on 18.08.2026.
Investigation in the case is continuing.
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