CBI arrests two MCD officials for taking bribe

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.