CBI has arrested four officials, including Divisional Manager, two Managers of Food Corporation of India (FCI) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh, according to CBI sources.
A case was registered on a complaint against Manager (Accounts), FCI, Divisional Office, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs 1,50,000 for releasing the pending bills of complainant’s company. The arrested persons will be produced on Saturday before the Special Judge for CBI Cases in Bhopal.
During searches, around Rs 3.01 crore cash and gold jewellery 387gms (approx) and 670 gms (approx) silver articles/jewellery were recovered.
The said cash amount was allegedly kept in different envelopes, some of the bundles marked/written with names of the parties, dates and amounts. Some cash amount was allegedly found in heavy safety vault/chest which was concealed in the wooden almirah.
A diary having a detailed record of the cash amounts obtained such as date, name of party, amount and also a note counting machine was found.