FSSAI asst director among 4 held by CBI for taking bribe

“A complaint was filed that FSSAI assistant director Amol Jagtap, in connivance with a number of intermediaries, is involved in illegal and corrupt practices of demanding and accepting bribes from food business operators and other interested parties for dishonest discharge of public duty in his capacity as public servant,” officials said.

“It was also alleged that accused assistant director agreed to accept a bribe from the accused senior manager of the private company, who would deliver bribe on behalf of director of the (complainant) company, in lieu of clearance of their pending bills,” the CBI said in its statement.

Accordingly, CBI officials laid a trap and caught Jagtap red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 1,20,000.

Three other accused arrested in the case have been identified as Dr Vikas Bhardwaj, Harshal Chougule and Gurunath Dubule. Bhardwaj works as a director and Chougule is a senior manager of Reliable Analytical Laboratories Pvt Ltd.