Guwahati, Oct 15: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two individuals in connection with an alleged Rs 10 lakh bribery case linked to the issuance of a favourable completion certificate and extension of time for a highway project, officials said on Wednesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Maisnam Riten Kumar Singh, Executive Director and Regional Officer of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), Guwahati, and Binod Kumar Jain, a representative of M/s Mohan Lal Jain, Kolkata.

Both the NHIDCL Executive Director and the co-accused were produced before the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, in Guwahati, on Wednesday.

According to a CBI statement, the arrests followed a trap laid on October 14 after the agency received

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