The Central Bureau of Investigation has apprehended an assistant accounts officer and a pay and accounts officer within the Border Security Force in Delhi, while accepting a bribe of Rs. 40,000 from the complainant.
The CBI registered the case on Friday against the accused and other unknown persons.
It was alleged that the accused AAO demanded a bribe of 15-20 percent (or Rs 2 lakh) of the total pending bill from the complainant for clearing the pay & arrears bill of the complainant.
After negotiation, the accused AAO and other unknown persons agreed to accept a bribe amount of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant.
CBI laid a trap on Friday and caught the accused AAO red-handed while demanding Rs 2 lakh and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 40,000 from the complainant.
The aforesaid accused person, named Dharmender Kumar Verma, has been apprehended.
Meanwhile, in Telangana, the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested an assistant labour officer in Mancherial for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of 50,000, said the agency in a press release. -- ANI
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