The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested an administrative officer of the National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru, under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 for an official favour.
A case was registered on a complaint against Nadeem A. Siddiqui on the charge of demanding ₹1.1 lakh from the complainant for clearing bills.
The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while allegedly accepting a part of the bribe from the complainant. Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused which led to the recovery of ₹2 lakh, sources said.
The accused was produced before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Bengaluru, and remanded in judicial custody.+
