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CBI arrests top FCI official while accepting bribe

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
A senior manager of Food Corporation of India (FCI) was today caught red-handed by the CBI while accepting a bribe of Rs five lakh from a contractor, officials said.

Ashish Agarwal, General Manager of FCI had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs Five lakh from a Sagar-based contractor for an official favour, they said.

The contractor then approached the CBI.

The CBI sleuths then laid a trap at Agarwal's house in Riviera Town here and caught him red-handed, they added.

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First Published: Mar 22 2014 | 8:28 PM IST

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