West Bengal: CBI books BSNL officer for allegedly taking bribe
According to reports, Nadia District Telecom Director X. Anthony Raj was caught red-handed by a CBI team from his office while he was allegedly taking 10,000 rupees as bribe from a contractor.
Few days earlier, contractor Shibu Halder lodged a complaint to the anti-corruption cell of CBI that the telecom director was demanding 20,000 rupees as bribe to sign a bill.
CBI investigators on Thursday conducted a sudden raid at Nadia district BSNL office, Nakhsatra Bhaban, at Krishnanagar and made the arrest.
"We have held a government official for taking bribes and later carried out raid at his apartment, from where 1,26,000 rupees cash has been seized," a CBI official told IBNS.
CBI, however, has started probe into the matter and are currently interrogating the telecom officer.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha, Image: Ebela.in)
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