CBI arrests licensing official in bribery case

Update: 2022-07-26 17:32 IST

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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said that it has arrested a Licensing Officer & Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Jaipur for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.

An official said that a case was registered against Giriraj Verma, the Licensing Officer & Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Jaipur on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the proprietor of a Jaipur based private firm in lieu of issuing a labour license.

The firm is engaged in the business of providing labour/employees to IDBI bank on a contract basis.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.

Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused which led to the recovery of incriminating documents.

The accused will be produced before a special Jaipur court.

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