ONGC GM-Civil taken into CBI custody

SIBSAGAR: ONGC General Manager-Civil P K Bora was taken into CBI custody for allegedly taking bribe from a contractor today in his office here in upper Assam, top ONGC sources said.

An eleven-member team from Guwahati had arrived here on the complaint of a contractor, Chanchal Konwar, that Bora had demanded bribe for his bills to be passed for work done, ONGC sources said from its headquarters at Nazira near here.

The oil exploration major's executive was caught red handed by the CBI team this afternoon as he was taking the bribe from Konwar, the sources said.

Bora's interrogation was on, they added.