CBI arrests 4 of its officers for ‘extorting’ businessman
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday dismissed its four Sub-Inspectors after placing them under arrest for demanding an Rs.25 lakh bribe from a businessman in Chandigarh threatening him of implication in a terror case.
The accused officials were identified as Sumit Gupta, Pardeep Rana, Ankur Kumar, and Akash Ahlawat.
The CBI had placed them under arrest for demanding Rs.25 lakh bribe from a businessman in Chandigarh threatening him of implication in a terror case.
The CBI also conducted searches at their premises which led to the recovery of incriminating documents. The arrested accused are being produced today before the competent court at Chandigarh.
The CBI official said, “The complainant, who is running a firm in Chandigarh had alleged that on May 10, six persons, including four CBI officials, entered his office and threatened to arrest him by implicating him in a case of supporting and providing money to terrorists. The accused forcefully took the complainant in a car and also demanded Rs.25 lakh from him.”
The official said that as part of its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and other offences, not only in respect of those from outside but its own officials, the CBI on receipt of the complaint immediately registered a case, identified its three other officials allegedly involved in the matter and effected their arrests.
“Taking a serious note of this act on part of these delinquent officials, all four of them were dismissed from service,” said the CBI official.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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When the individuals lack integrity any amount of surveillance is of little help. There is no fear of punishment in India. Even the most corrupt person thinks God will protect him for he is donating 10% of corrupt money to God & hence he should be living in luxury !! God is unfair for taking 10% but not doing what is expected from him !!