CBI on Wednesday booked one of its DSPs, awarded for President’s Police Medal, for demanding bribe. Neeraj Agarwal, posted as DSP in the Mumbai unit of the agency, has been charged with criminal conspiracy and demanding a bribe of Rs 50 lakh from a bank cashier to help him in a case, the FIR alleged.
It said Agarwal was probing a case against Pradip Shah, retired cashier of Bank of Baroda’s Mumbai branch, but did not elaborate. Agarwal allegedly demanded bribe from Shah to help him in the matter.
The CBI officer was awarded with President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service last year.
The CBI in its verification report found that the officer was allegedly hand in glove with one ‘Tiwari’ in demanding the bribe of Rs 50 lakh which was reduced to Rs 35 lakh during negotiations. It is alleged that Agarwal called Shah to his office where Tiwari was also present. Agarwal introduced Tiwari as an Income Tax official. Tiwari allegedly took Shah to a nearby room where he asked for a bribe of Rs 50 lakh.