Bubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested a Sub-Divisional Postal Inspector posted at Rairangpur of Odisha, while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000/- from the complainant.
CBI registered a case on a complaint alleging that the Sub-Divisional Postal Inspector at Rairangpur has demanded a bribe of Rs. 20,000/- from the complainant for forwarding his application for Combined Duty Allowance to the concerned Superintendent of Posts. On negotiation, the accused agreed to accept Rs.15,000/- as bribe from the complainant and the remaining amount of Rs.5,000/- later on. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000/- from the complainant.
The arrested accused will be produced tomorrow before the Special Court for CBI cases at Bhubaneswar.
