Overview

• CBI agents set a trap on August 2 and arrested Krishan Kumar as he pocketed ₹10.20 lakh for clearing cargo at Mumbai’s Sahar Air Cargo Complex.
• Evidence shows Kumar demanded ₹6 lakh for past clearances, ₹10 lakh for a held consignment and ₹10 per kilogram for future shipments, both for himself and senior officers.
• Independent witness verifications between July 25 and August 1 captured covert recordings that corroborated the demand for illegal gratification.
• The complainant firm reported that Kumar threatened to withhold consignments when bribe demands were refused, prompting the CBI’s corruption case.
• Investigators have invoked the Prevention of Corruption Act and are tracing a wider network of customs officials and intermediaries involved in the per-kilogram graft.