CBI arrests an Inspector of Central Bureau of Narcotics and a Private Person in a bribery case of Rs.Three Lakh
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case U/s 120-B of IPC r/w Section 7, 8 and 10 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the basis of written complaint against an Inspector of Central Bureau of Narcotics, Garoth, Distt. Mandsore and a private person R/o Village Shyam Garh, Mandsore. It was alleged that they had demanded a bribe of Rs.Ten lakhs from the complainant as a motive for not implicating the complainant in NDPS case of Central Bureau of Narcotics and removing his name from the case. After negotiations, the amount was first reduced to Rs.8 lakh and it then further reduced to Rs.Seven lakh.
CBI laid a trap and the private person was caught red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.Three lakh from the complainant on behalf of Inspector, Central Bureau of Narcotics, Garoth, Distt, Mandsore. The Inspector was also arrested.
Searches were conducted at the official as well as residential premises of the accused persons. From the residential premise of accused official of Central Bureau of Narcotics, NDPS substances have been recovered.
Both the arrested accused were produced before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Indore and were remanded to police custody for five days.
CBI Press Release
New Delhi , 11-04-2011
