CBI arrest CGST Inspector, Sr. Manager, BoB in separate cases of corruption

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New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Inspector of Central Goods and Services Tax, Jharia Range, Dhanbad (Jharkhand), for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant.

A case was registered u/s 7 of PC (Amendment) Act, 2018, against an Inspector, Central Goods and Services Tax, Jharia Range, Dhanbad (Jharkhand), on a complaint alleging a demand of bribe amounting to Rs 2,00,000 by the accused from the complainant for settling the pending enquiry in his favour. Later on, the accused reduced the demand to Rs One lakh and agreed to accept Rs 50,000 as first instalment of the bribe from the complainant.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while demanding and accepting Rs 50,000 as first instalment of the bribe amount. Searches were conducted at the residential and office premises of the accused which led to recovery of incriminating documents. The accused was produced before the Special Judge, CBI Cases, Dhanbad, and remanded to judicial custody, according to CBI Spokesperson.

In another case, the CBI has arrested a Senior Manager (Head, Recovery & Credit Marketing), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Regional Office, Dehradun, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant.

THe CBI registered a case u/s 7 of PC Act, 1988 (as amended) against the accused on a complaint. It was alleged that the Senior Manager, Bank of Baroda, Regional Office, Dehradun, demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from complainant for clearing his pending bills. The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant. Searches were conducted on the premises of the accused. The arrested accused was produced before the Competent Court, Dehradun, and remanded to judicial custody.