CBI Arrest an Assistant Labour Commissioner in Bribery Case:

CBI Arrest an Assistant Labour Commissioner in Bribery Case The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has arrested an Assistant Labour Commissioner(Central), Nagpur for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.30,000 from the Complainants. A case was filed against an Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), Block-C, CGO Complex, Seminary Hills, Nagpur (Maharashtra), on an allegation alleging a bribe of Rs.30,000/- each from two complainants in order to issue gratuity cheques to them. It was claimed that both Complainants were unable to leave the government-allotted houses after they retired. The PSU reported their gratuity issue to the Office of Labour Commissioner (Central), Nagpur, and deposited their gratuity money there. When the complainants approached the accused to get their gratuity cheques, the accused allegedly requested a bribe of Rs.30,000/- from each of them. After some haggling, the accused agreed to accept a reduced bribe of Rs. 30,000/- @ Rs. 15,000/- each. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.30,000/- from the two Complainants. Searches were conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused which led to recovery of documents related to property. The arrested accused was produced before the Special Judge, CBI Cases, Nagpur and remanded to Police Custody upto 18.03.2023.