CBI arrests two MCD officials for taking bribe

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Last Updated : Nov 21 2019 | 8:40 PM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested two officials of the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on the charges of taking bribes to de-seal a plywood factory here.

According to the officials, the accused have been identified as Balraj, Assistant Commissioner, and Manoj, Upper division clerk, of the North MCD.

Adding that they demanded Rs 2 lakh for de-sealing the factory from the complainant, the agency said that both Balraj and Manoj were arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 75,000 as they settled down for this amount.

They were produced before the court and sent to judicial custody.

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First Published: Nov 21 2019 | 8:21 PM IST

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