# CBI court sentences railway clerk to 4 years for bribe 2026-08-07T10:06:04+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A special CBI court in Lucknow sentenced former railway goods clerk Durgesh Bahadur Singh to four years in jail for demanding a bribe of Rs 60,000. The bribe was sought to reduce a demurrage charge of Rs 1.26 lakh on M/s R.D. Cement Industries for delayed unloading of raw materials. The CBI laid a trap and caught Singh accepting Rs 7,200, the reduced illegal gratification negotiated with the complainant. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. The case was registered on October 13, 2017, following a complaint by the company's director. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com - millenniumpost.in Tags: bribery, CBI, corruption, railways, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-court-sentences-railway-clerk-to-four-years-for-bribery/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-court-sentences-railway-clerk-to-four-years-for-bribery/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.