New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The CBI arrested a sub-registrar of Delhi government’s revenue department, along with a private person, for taking a bribe of Rs 80,000 for preparing a property’s documents, an official said on Saturday.
Nand Kishore Meena, Sub-Registrar, Punjabi Bagh, Nangloi, and Subhash Gandhi, a private person, were arrested in a trap laid by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, said an official in a statement.
The CBI registered the instant case on Friday against the accused, based on a complaint alleging that the accused sub-registrar demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant to execute a gift deed for the property.
The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused sub-registrar and a private person red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000 from the complainant, said the statement.
In a separate case in Jammu and Kashmir, the CBI earlier said on Friday that it has arrested an Assistant Engineer working with the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during a trap operation in connection with a bribery case.
According to the CBI, the action followed a complaint alleging that the official, namely Liyakat Javed Sheikh, a resident of Shopian, had sought an illegal payment from a resident for processing and facilitating the release of compensation related to damage caused to the complainant’s house during the execution of a PMGSY road construction project.
The complaint stated that the initial demand was Rs 50,000. During the verification process conducted by the CBI, the alleged demand was found to have been negotiated and settled at Rs 30,000, said a statement.
The CBI said its strict action against corrupt public servants underscores its firm commitment to curb corruption.
Citizens who come across instances of corruption or are subjected to bribery demands by public officials are encouraged to report them. They may visit the Office of CBI, ACB, Delhi, 1st Floor, CBI Building, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, or call on 011-24367887 and mobile No. 9650394847 to lodge their complaints or share any relevant information, it said.
–IANS
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