New Delhi, February 10
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended three accused including a Senior Auditor of the Office of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Defence and two private persons including proprietor of private company and his employee for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 8 lakh as first installment from the complainant.
The CBI registered a case against two accused including public servant of Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(PCDA), Ministry of Defence, Defence Offices Complex, New Delhi and a private person who is defence Supplier on allegations that said demanded Rs. 10 lakh from the complainant (also a defence supplier) for his already cleared bills and threatened to obstruct the payment of further bills of the said supplier.
The accused public servant agreed to accept Rs. 8 lakhs as first installment and directed the complainant to pay the same to accused private person.
The agency then laid a trap and caught an employee of the accused defence supplier, red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs. 8 lakh as first installment from the complainant. Later accused owner of private defence supplier was also apprehended.
During investigation, the true identity of accused public servant was revealed as Senior Auditor, Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(PCDA), Ministry of Defence, Defence Offices Complex, New Delhi. He too has been apprehended.
