New Delhi, July 19: The CBI has arrested an assistant accounts officer of the BSF for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a contractor.
He was working in the Public Accounts Office, had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh to clear pending bills of the contractor & was allegedly seeking 15-20 per cent of the total bills, which translates to around Rs 2 lakh.
After negotiation, the accused AAO and other unknown persons agreed to accept a bribe amount of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant.
The CBI laid a trap on July 18 and caught the accused red-handed while accepting a bribe amount of Rs 40,000 from the complainant.
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