Customs officer caught taking bribe in Mumbai

An Assistant Commissioner of Customs was caught by the CBI Tuesday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000, an official said.

Raj Gehani, posted at the Sahar Cargo Customs office in Mumbai, was apprehended by a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI, he said.

Gehani had allegedly demanded Rs 2,000 as a bribe from a person, who approached the CBI, he said.

The official, however, did not disclose for what work Gehani had demanded the bribe.

Accordingly, a trap was laid and the assistant commissioner was caught while accepting the bribe money, he said, adding further probe was on.