The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Bhopal team caught the General Manager of Food Corporation of India (FCI) Ashish Agarwal red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh here on Saturday.
The CBI acting on the written complaint filed by director of RB Commodities Private limited, New Delhi Pawan Jindal on Friday laid a trap to caught Agarwal red handed. Jindal in his complaint alleged that Agarwal is demanding bribe amounting to Rs 10 lakh for passing bills of his firm against loading expenses amounting to Rs 85 lakh approx.
On getting the complaint the CBI made plan to catch him red handed and asked Jindal to contact him for giving the bribe. Agarwal agreed to receive the demanded bribe amount from the complainant on Saturday morning.
As per plan Jindal reached the residence of Agarwal with marked currency and it was while he was accepting the amount CBI caught him red handed at about 8.30 am in presence of independent witnesses. The CBI arrested Agarwal and searched his office and residential premises and seized many important documents including those documents related with the alleged pending bills.
The accused would be produced in the special CBI court on Sunday. CBI has already registered case No RC0082014A0004 under section 7 of PC Act 1988, on 22/03/2014 on the basis of written complaint by Jindal on Friday.
Agarwal is an Indian Telecommunication Service (ITS) officer of the 1992 batch and is on deputation in ECI from Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNl). Jindal has alleged in his complaint that Agarwal was not passing his bill since last six months and was asking bribe of Rs 10 lakh to clear them. Some other complaints were also received by the CBI against Agarwal.