CBI Arrests Kendriya Vidyalaya Official in Rs 60,000 Bribe Case as Court Orders Three Days' Custody
A contractor's complaint led to a trap that recorded a banking transfer tied to pending security-service bills.
Overview
- The accused, Senior Secretariat Assistant Ranjan Bharti at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bank Note Press, Dewas, was held while accepting Rs 60,000, according to the CBI.
- The agency said it registered the case after Vinit Rana of Khedapati Security Services alleged a demand to clear bills worth Rs 3.84 lakh.
- Investigators conducted preliminary verification, then executed a controlled operation capturing the payment through a banking channel.
- A Special CBI Court remanded Bharti to three days' police custody on Friday as the probe proceeds.
- The CBI said the complaint and verification prima facie disclose offences under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, with further investigation underway.