CBI arrests Plant Quarantine Assistant Director in Rs one lakh bribery case in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 8 (TNT) : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Director of the Plant Quarantine Station (PQS), Visakhapatnam, and a private person in connection with an alleged Rs one lakh bribery case.
According to a CBI release on Saturday, the case was registered on November 6 against two Plant Quarantine Station officials, including Assistant Director T.M. Sudhakara, three private persons and other unidentified persons on allegations of demanding and accepting illegal gratification.
The Assistant Director allegedly demanded Rs one lakh for clearing containers belonging to a private firm.
The CBI laid a trap on November 6 and caught Sudhakara red-handed while accepting Rs one lakh from a private person, Sunkavalli Satyanarayana. The bribe amount was recovered from his possession.
Both the Assistant Director and the private person were arrested.
The CBI also conducted searches at the premises of the accused in Visakhapatnam, Faridabad and Thimanapalli village in Kolar district of Karnataka.
The arrested accused were produced before the competent court in Visakhapatnam on November 7.
Further investigation into the case is in progress, the CBI said.
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