India News | CBI Arrests Sanitary Overseer of Meerut Cantonment Board for Accepting Rs 1.1 Lakh Bribe

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Sanitary Overseer of Cantonment Board, Meerut for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,10,000 from the complainant, CBI said in a press release on Tuesday.

As per the release, a case was registered on complaint against the accused on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rupees 60,000 per applicant (Total Rs.1,20,000) from the complainant for contractual recruitment of sweepers.

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Later, CBI said in reply to a media query that the arrested person was Sanjay, the Sanitary Overseer, Cantonment Board, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh).

Afterwards, CBI laid a trap and caught the Sanitary Overseer while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,10,000 for the contractual recruitment of two applicants.

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Searches were conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused. The release stated that the arrested accused will be produced today before the Competent Court. (ANI)

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