CBI arrests two public servants in separate cases of bribery

Jalandhar, March 5, 2013: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Patwari, Municipal Corporation, Union Territory, Chandigarh for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 from the complainant.

A case was registered on a complaint against the Patwari, Municipal Corporation, UT, Chandigarh alleging the demand of bribe of Rs.2 lakh for giving a favourable report of site inspection of the house of the complainant for transferring the house from his grandmother's name to his name and his brother's name. A trap was laid and the Patwari was caught red handed  while demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.50,000 from the complainant.

During search at the  residential premises of the accused, cash amounting to Rs.1.64/-lakh(approx); documents pertaining to bank accounts in four banks and documents of property worth about Rs.36 lakh  were also recovered.

In another case, CBI has arrested a Senior Clerk of Western Coalfields Limited, Dungaria District, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 from the complainant.

Based on a complaint, a case was registered U/s 7 of PC Act, 1988  against a Senior Clerk working at Planning Section/Provident Fund in the Office of GM, Kanhan Area, Western Coalfields Limited, Dungaria, District Chhindwaraon the allegation that the official demanded an illegal gratification of Rs.10,000 for showing favour in getting CMPF loan of Rs.5,00,000 sanctioned for house construction.

CBI laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.5,000 from the complainant.