CBI arrests two MCD officials for taking bribe

ANI
21 Nov 2019, 21:25 GMT+10

New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested two officials of the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on the charges of taking bribes to de-seal a plywood factory here.

According to the officials, the accused have been identified as Balraj, Assistant Commissioner, and Manoj, Upper division clerk, of the North MCD.

Adding that they demanded Rs 2 lakh for de-sealing the factory from the complainant, the agency said that both Balraj and Manoj were arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 75,000 as they settled down for this amount.

They were produced before the court and sent to judicial custody. (ANI)

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