CBI Arrests Oil India Ltd Deputy General Manager and Private Company Executive in Rs 7 Lakh Bribery Case

New Delhi, May 5, 2025 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced the arrest of two individuals, including a Deputy General Manager (DGM) of Oil India Ltd (OIL), Duliajan, Assam, and a DGM (Sales & Marketing) of a Noida-based private company, for their alleged involvement in a bribery scheme. The arrests were made following accusations of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 7 lakh, part of which was used by the accused public servant to purchase gold worth Rs 3,73,550. A case was registered by the CBI on May 3, 2025, against four accused, including the OIL DGM, the Managing Director and DGM (Sales & Marketing) of the private company, the company itself, and unknown public servants. It was alleged that the accused public servant, in collusion with the private company’s DGM and others, engaged in corrupt practices to secure undue advantages in exchange for facilitating contract awards and bill clearances for private contractors and suppliers. These actions are said to have caused significant financial loss to the Union Exchequer while generating wrongful gains for the accused. According to the CBI, the OIL DGM allegedly demanded 70 grams of gold ornaments as a bribe for himself and other unidentified public servants to secure a contract for the private company. When the accused private individual cited difficulties in procuring gold, an agreement was reached to deliver Rs 7 lakh in cash instead. The bribe amount was arranged by the private company’s Managing Director and delivered to the public servant, who subsequently purchased gold coins worth Rs 3,73,550 and retained the remaining Rs 3.34 lakh in cash. A trap was laid by the CBI, resulting in the public servant being apprehended with approximately Rs 3.34 lakh in cash and documents related to the gold purchase. Both the OIL DGM and the private company’s DGM were arrested and are scheduled to be produced before the Special Judge (CBI) in Ghaziabad on May 5, 2025. Searches were conducted at the residential and official premises of the accused across Delhi, Noida, Dibrugarh, and Tinsukia. Incriminating evidence, including gold jewellery obtained as a bribe, over Rs 30 lakh in cash from private individuals, mobile devices, and several documents, was recovered during the operations. The investigation remains ongoing as the CBI continues to probe the extent of the corrupt practices and the involvement of additional parties.