The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the divisional railway manager (DRM) of East Coast Railways, Waltair Division, Visakhapatnam, while accepting a bribe of Rs25 lakh from a proprietor of a Mumbai-based private firm. Another accused, the proprietor of a Pune-based private firm, was also arrested. During searches, the CBI recovered Rs87.6 lakh in cash, jewellery, property documents, locker keys, and other incriminating items. The bribe was allegedly paid to reduce the penalty imposed on a private firm for underperformance in a contract awarded by East Coast Railways, which was being executed by the Mumbai and Pune firms. The arrested persons include Saurabh Prasad, DRM of East Coast Railways, Sanil Rathod, proprietor of M/s D N Marketing, Mumbai, and Anand Bhagat of M/s HRK Solutions Pvt Ltd, Pune. The CBI registered a case against the DRM, the two proprietors, and others for criminal conspiracy and corrupt practices. It was alleged that bills amounting to Rs3.1...