CBI Arrests an Additional Commissioner and A Superintendent, Customs Department in Bribery Case

(Judicial Quest News Network)

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Additional Commissioner and a Superintendent, Customs Department in a bribery case of Rs.1.30 Lakh.

CBI registered a case against Superintendent, Customs, Amritsar(Punjab)  on a  complaint. It was alleged that the complainant ( who runs a partnership firm in Mandi, Gobindgarh & deals in the business of import of scrap)  approached Superintendent, Customs, Amritsar for releasing his two loaded containers of scrap. It was further alleged that the Superintendent  demanded a bribe of Rs.1.50 lakh and informed the complainant that the said bribe was also to be shared with the Additional Commissioner, Sahnewal. Later, the bribe was reduced to Rs.1.30 lakh.

CBI laid a trap and caught the Superintendent red handed while demanding & accepting the bribe of Rs.1.30 lakh. Subsequently, the role of Additional Commissioner, Customs Commissionerate, Ludhiana allegedly came in the bribery case and she was also caught.

CBI conducted searches at the premises of both accused, including at Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Chandigarh. An amount of Rs.59.40 Lakh(approx) in cash & some incriminating documents were recovered from the premises of Additional Commissioner, apart from recovery of cash amounting to Rs.2.60 Lakh(approx) & certain incriminating documents from the premises of Superintendent, during searches.

Both the arrested accused will be produced today in the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Mohali(Punjab).