Retired CBI officer among two arrested in Rs 25-lakh bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested two people including its former SP NMP Sinha and registered a case against six accused in a Rs 25 lakh bribery case.

An official said that Sinha as supervising officer had demanded Rs 25 lakh in bribe from a company representative.

The agency officials carried out raids at eight locations in Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Ranchi which led to the recovery of incriminating documents and cash.

"It was alleged that the accused were found in a conspiracy to influence the ongoing investigation of a case," said CBI in an official statement.

Sinha was arrested along with a private person who had allegedly delivered the bribe money, which was seized by the agency.

They said that it was further alleged that there was a demand of Rs 50 lakh from the accused company through one Chartered Accountant for influencing the ongoing investigation of a case in favour of the said company. 

"CBI laid a trap. The Chartered Accountant and the former official were arrested for allegedly exchanging of Rs 25 lakh between them on behalf of said company. The alleged bribe money was recovered from the residence of a former official," added CBI.

Both the arrested accused were produced before the Special Judge in Delhi on Saturday and were remanded to Police Custody up to October 9, 2020.

The CBI said that further investigation in the case is underway.

Sinha, who retired in August, was an SP in the Economic Offence Wing.