Mumbai: CR employee caught taking Rs 30k bribe for delivery of scraps

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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested a Central Railway employee for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. The accused was caught red-handed accepting the bribe from a private firm employee for quick delivery of 30,000 pieces of scraps allocated to it, a CBI official said.

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According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the accused is a senior inspector of store account in Mumbai Division of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). He was nabbed on a complaint by the firm's employee. A case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

"It was alleged that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 for smooth delivery of 30,000 pieces of scrap that was awarded to the firm of the complainant," a source from the agency said. The source further added, "The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe money."

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Later, the CBI team conducted searches at the residence of the accused. "Searches were conducted at the residence of the accused. The accused was produced before the court at Kalyan," a CBI spokesperson said.

Sources said the agency will ask the accused if there were any accomplices.

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