The CBI on Friday arrested Deputy Commissioner (Industries) RS Tomar for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs1 crore and accepting Rs10 lakh as its first installment for certification of an executive committee of a society.Tomar, who is also the Registrar of Firms and Societies in the Delhi Government, had allegedly demanded the bribe from the president of the society, which has a huge land bank and substantial deposits in the bank, agency said.
The society, which was registered in 1978, had approached his office for certification of its newly-elected executive members as well as the president. The executive committee, along with the officer bearers of the society, was required to be certified by the Registrar, Firms and Societies after latest election of the executive body.
Tomar is alleged to have initially demanded Rs80 lakh as bribe, which was later increased to Rs1 crore, CBI claimed. The complainant, however, informed CBI’s anti-corruption branch, which in turn laid a trap and arrested Tomar while he was allegedly accepting Rs10 lakh as the first installment of the bribe.
The agency also conducted searches at Tomar’s office and residence and recovered Rs5 lakh in cash from his home, agency sources said. Before the arrest, CBI had registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and intercepted his telephone calls.