Central Excise Inspector arrested for taking a bribe of Rs. 3500
THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Inspector of Central Excise, Roorkee (Uttarakhand) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 3500/- from the Complainant.
A case was registered under section 7 of PC Act, 1988 against an Inspector of Central Excise, Roorkee on a complaint. It was alleged that the Inspector was demanding a sum of Rs. 3500/- from the Complainant for Service Tax registration of his firm. CBI laid a trap and the Inspector was arrested in his office while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. 3500/- from the Complainant.
The arrested accused was produced yesterday in the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Dehradun and remanded to Judicial Custody.