The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has arrested two Superintendents/Senior Intelligence Officers and an Inspector/Intelligence Officer, all of Customs(SIIB), ICD(Import), Tuglakabad, New Delhi in a bribery case of Rs. Four lakhs.
A case was registered on a complaint against the said public servants. The Complainant (an Authorised Signatory) of a private company had alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 15 lakh for clearing the consignment of open cells(TV Screens) imported by his company and an additional bribe @ Rs. 50,000/- per container cleared in the last four months. Later on, the accused allegedly agreed to accept Rs 10 lakh in instalments and the first instalment of Rs. 4 lakhs was to be paid.
CBI laid a trap and caught a Superintendent/Senior Intelligence Officer while demanding & accepting the bribe of Rs. 4,00,000/- as the first instalment from the complainant. During the investigation, the other two accused (a Superintendent/Senior Intelligence Officer & an Inspector/Intelligence Officer) were also arrested.
Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused in Delhi/NCR which led to the recovery of cash and incriminating documents. Cash of Rs. 11 lakh (approx) from a Superintendent and Rs. 09 lakh (approx.) from another Superintendent were also recovered during searches.
The arrested accused are being produced before the Competent Court.
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