The agency laid a trap and caught the accused red handed while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a clerk, working in the office of senior divisional security commissioner, RPF, at CST for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 17,000.
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CBI registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, after a man complained that the clerk demanded Rs 17,000 for processing his pension papers and releasing retirement benefits.
The agency laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant. Searches are being conducted at the premises of the accused.
The arrested accused will be produced before the Competent Court.
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