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CBI arrests FCI GM in Bhopal for taking Rs 5 lakh bribe

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 22 2014 | 6:33 PM IST
CBI today arrested a General Manager of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Bhopal for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs five lakh from a Delhi businessman in lieu of clearing his bills.
According to the agency, the Director of a Delhi-based firm had complained to it that FCI GM Ashish Agarwal had demanded a bribe of Rs 10 lakh for passing bills of his firm against loading expenses amounting to about Rs 85 lakh.
The agency laid a trap and Agarwal was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe amount of Rs five lakh from the Director of the private firm, a CBI spokesperson said here.
Searches at the official and residential premises of Agarwal are being conducted, the spokesperson added.

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First Published: Mar 22 2014 | 6:33 PM IST

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