Sunil Kumar, working as Preventive Officer in the office of Deputy Commissioner of Customs, SEEPZ-SEZ, Andheri (East), Mumbai was caught while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant.
"A case was registered against a Preventive Officer, working in the office of Deputy Commissioner of Customs, SEEPZ - SEZ, Andheri (East), Mumbai for alleged demand of Rs 3 lakh for allowing the complainant to remove scrap/debris from the notified area of SEEPZ--SEZ," CBI spokesperson said here today.
"CBI laid a trap and the Preventive Officer was caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 as part payment of total bribe of Rs three lakh. During the search, a cash of Rs 1.5 lakh along with other incriminating documents pertaining to assets, were recovered," it said.