CBI arrests Food & Supply dept Asst Commissioner over bribery

New Delhi, Nov 19 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Food & Supply Department Assistant Commissioner and a contractual employee for accepting bribe worth Rs 1 lakh.

The agency conducted searches at the premises of the accused on Thursday and will produced them before the concerned court on November 20.

A case was registered against the accused on a complaint.

It was alleged that the public servant demanded an amount of Rs. 1.5 lakh as illegal gratification for revoking suspension of license of fair price shop of the complainant.

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