New Delhi: The CBI has arrested an Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ludhiana (Punjab) and two other persons including a friend of the public servant in an alleged bribery case of Rs 25 lakh. The case was registered against the accused on a complaint and it was alleged that in June, 2019, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ludhiana had conducted a search at a private clearing agency which provides services to various exporters. In this search, some documents pertaining to an exporter were also seized. The complainant lodged a complaint to the CBI that a Clearing House Agent and a close friend of the ADG, DRI, Ludhiana demanded Rs 3 crore on behalf of the public servant for ensuring that he would not be implicated by DRI pertaining to recovery of his documents. The CBI caught both private persons while demanding and accepting Rs 25 lakh from the complainant. During investigation, the public servant was also arrested. Searches are being conducted at the premises including residence and office of arrested accused located at Delhi, Noida and Ludhiana.
CBI arrests ADG DRI in alleged bribery case
By IndianMandarins - 2020-01-02 12:16:00
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested an Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ludhiana (Punjab) and two other persons including a friend of the public servant in an alleged bribery case of Rs 25 lakh.
The case was registered against the accused on a complaint and it was alleged that in June, 2019, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ludhiana had conducted a search at a private clearing agency which provides services to various exporters. In this search, some documents pertaining to an exporter were also seized.
The complainant lodged a complaint to the CBI that a Clearing House Agent and a close friend of the ADG, DRI, Ludhiana demanded Rs 3 crore on behalf of the public servant for ensuring that he would not be implicated by DRI pertaining to recovery of his documents.
The CBI caught both private persons while demanding and accepting Rs 25 lakh from the complainant. During investigation, the public servant was also arrested. Searches are being conducted at the premises including residence and office of arrested accused located at Delhi, Noida and Ludhiana.
