Rs 1 Lakh Monthly Bribe: Chandigarh Inspector In CBI Net
Chandigarh Bribery Case: CBI Registers Corruption Case Against Chandigarh MC Sanitary Inspector Over Alleged Rs 14 Lakh Demand From Landfill Contractor
North Desk Correspondent
Chandigarh, October 8
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against a sanitary inspector of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) over an alleged demand for Rs 14 lakh from a contractor providing earthmover services at the city’s landfill sites.
The FIR, registered by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Chandigarh, names Shakti, Sanitary Inspector, MC Chandigarh, as the accused. It invokes Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), which covers a public servant taking or agreeing to take undue advantage. The suspected offence is described as “demand of undue advantage” from July 2025 onwards.
Inspector Arun Ahlawat of CBI, ACB, Chandigarh has been named investigating officer, says the FIR signed by Dr. Navdeep Singh Brar, DIG, CBI, ACB, Chandigarh.
Chandigarh Bribery Case: What the FIR says
Chandigarh Bribery Case: According to the FIR, a written complaint dated October 5, 2026 was received from Prashant Bhadauria, proprietor of M/s People Connect Services, a contractor with the MC for JCB and tipper services. The complaint alleges Shakti demanded illegal gratification in connection with the clearance and processing of the firm’s bills.
The FIR records that the firm provides manpower and earthmover services, has worked with the MC for three years, and was awarded a fresh tender in March 2026 for earthmover services at landfill sites at various locations in Chandigarh, for a further three years.
As per the FIR, the complainant alleged that in September 2026 Shakti demanded Rs 14 lakh, calculated at Rs 1 lakh per month, for bills already cleared from July 2025 onwards and for processing and clearing upcoming bills. He allegedly warned that if the money was not paid, the bills would not be processed and the firm’s tender could be cancelled. The FIR adds that Shakti allegedly told the complainant the amount was to be shared among other MC officials.
The CBI says the complaint was verified by Sub-Inspector Muneesh Kumar of CBI. According to the FIR, the verification “substantiated” the allegations that Shakti demanded, and agreed to accept, Rs 14 lakh from the complainant for payments released to the firm since July 2025 and for the release of upcoming payments. The FIR also states that the recorded conversation contained references to the sharing or channelisation of the money among other MC officials.
The FIR says the complaint (October 5) and the verification report (October 7) prima facie disclose an offence under Section 7 of the Act against Shakti. It adds that the role of “other MC officials” will be looked into during the investigation. The FIR does not mention any trap, arrest or recovery.
What the complaint alleges against senior officials
Chandigarh Bribery Case: The complaint, addressed to the DIG, CBI, ACB, Chandigarh and annexed to the FIR, goes further than the FIR. Its subject line names four more MC officials alongside Shakti: a joint commissioner, an accounts officer, chief sanitary inspector and a sanitary inspector. None of the four is named as an accused in the FIR. The following are the complainant’s allegations, not findings of the CBI.
Bhadauria alleges that Shakti has been demanding a bribe since July 2025, that he “avoided” the demand, and that some bills were paid only after “a lot of persuasion.”
He alleges that at a September 2026 meeting at the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office, Health and Sanitation Department, MC, Sector 17, he asked Shakti to release pending payments and provide attendance details of the firm’s JCB and tipper for September. According to the complaint, Shakti threatened to get the tender cancelled through his senior official unless he was paid Rs 1 lakh per month for July 2025 to July 2026 (for which payments had already been released), plus the pending August 2026 bill and the September attendance sheet.
He allegedly threatened not to clear or forward pending and upcoming bills, and not to provide the attendance details, and demanded Rs 14 lakh in total.
Bhadauria further alleges that he then met two senior officials and told them about the demand, and that both told him he would have to pay what Shakti was asking, or upcoming payments would not be released and the tender could be cancelled.
He alleges that in October 2026 he again met Shakti for the attendance and log-book details for September, needed to raise that month’s bill, and that Shakti refused and repeated the Rs 14 lakh demand. The FIR’s summary mentions the September demand but not this October meeting.
Bhadauria states in the complaint that he does not want to pay any bribe, seeks legal action against Shakti and “other officials found involved,” and is willing to cooperate fully with the CBI.
Contractor’s billing and the Rs 14 lakh figure
Chandigarh Bribery Case: The complaint says that under the contract, running bills are submitted monthly to the MC office for reimbursement, and that the firm’s monthly bills average about Rs 10 lakh. On those figures, the alleged Rs 1 lakh per month would be roughly a tenth of average monthly billing. The FIR and complaint do not give a month-wise break-up of the Rs 14 lakh. Counting July 2025 to July 2026 and the pending August 2026 bill, as the complaint describes, gives 14 months.
ALSO: Punjab AAP Leader’s ‘PCS Bride’ Mystery: Fake Job, Hidden Marriage, Forged Documents
ALSO: US-Based NRI Hid He Couldn’t Father a Child and Filmed Me While Undressing
Follow North Desk on WhatsApp for the latest from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7ccdxJENy2H87DBG3E
