Srinagar, June 22: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally registered an FIR against an Executive Engineer of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), who is also holding charge as In-Charge Superintending Engineer (SE), and a Peon of the civic body in connection with an alleged bribe-for-clearance case involving the processing of a contractor’s bill and signing of an official agreement. While one of the accused is already in CBI custody following a trap operation, the In-Charge SE is absconding and is reportedly evading arrest. Quoting an FIR, the news agency KDC reported that a contractor alleged that his firm had been allotted the work of installation of a 9-metre high mast pole and a 200-watt high mast light at Saderbal Chowk in Srinagar in April 2025.