Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a Superintendent of Customs department Pawan Kumar at Kolkata port in Khidirpur in a bribery case.
A case was registered against him on a complaint. It was alleged that the accused had initially demanded illegal gratification of Rs.3 lakh from the complainant through a Customs House Agent (CHA) for releasing the consignment of the complainant's firm, which was imported from China.
"The accused reduced the bribe to Rs one lakh and finally agreed to accept the amount of Rs fifty thousand for releasing the consignment after meeting with complainant," the CBI said.
CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs.50,000 from the complainant. Searches were also conducted at two places in West Bengal and Bihar at the premises of the accused.
The accused will be produced in the Court of Special Judge, Alipore. (with ANI inputs)
