NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said that it has apprehended the zonal in-charge of Mother Dairy’s south zone in Delhi red-handed for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000.
The bribe was allegedly taken from the complainant in exchange for not cancelling his distributorship.
Officials said that a case was registered on Saturday following a complaint against the accused. It was alleged that the zonal in-charge demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 from the complainant for not cancelling the distributorship, they added.
“After negotiation, the accused agreed to reduce the bribe amount to Rs 45,000,” a senior CBI official said. The official further said that a trap was laid and the accused, identified as Sanjay Sharma, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe.
Searches are ongoing at the residential and official premises of the accused, the agency officials said.
A week ago, the central probe agency also caught an MCD official for accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 from a complainant. The accused, Dharmender, was posted as Multitasking Staff at MCD, Central Zone, Lajpat Nagar.
The accused had demanded the bribe for not carrying out demolition of a constrution at the complainant’s house. To nab him, a trap was laid and he was caught while accepting the bribe.