The CBI has arrested one of its own Superintendents of Police, who was also involved in the investigation of coal blocks allocation scam, on the allegations of seeking and getting a bribe of Rs7 lakh for mediating in a case land dispute of an Alwar-based private person.
The exchange of money took place outside the CBI headquarters on Friday evening. A CBI inspector was taking money on the behalf of the SP.
“We have arrested SP Vivek Dutt along with Rajesh Karnatak, one of inspectors working under him for asking and getting Rs7 lakh from an Alwar-based private person Dinesh Gupta. Inspector Rajesh Karanatak was acting as his conduit. The inspector received money on behalf on the SP. The SP and his inspector were arrested after an internal CBI vigilance probe,” said a CBI official.
Sources said, it was a trap case wherein the inspector was arrested red-handed receiving money from Gupta.