The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) official, along with an accomplice, for allegedly demanding ₹7 lakh in bribe.
The agency received a complaint alleging that a DRT official, B.S. Sane, had demanded a bribe to release a payment to the victim. The accused, who was posted in Mumbai, had demanded a bribe of ₹7 lakh in cheque, issued in favour of his accomplice named Vijay.
The complainant alleged that the official introduced him to his accomplice, on whose name he [complainant] issued a cheque and got it delivered. Based on the allegations, the CBI registered a bribery case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and arrested the official along with the middleman.
The agency subsequently conducted searches on the premises of the accused.
“During the search at the official’s residence, we found fixed deposit receipts for ₹65 lakh and Kisan Vikas Patra for ₹9 lakh, besides some property papers. Both the accused were produced before the competent court and remanded in police custody till June 28,” said a CBI official.
