Mumbai: CBI arrests Customs superintendent while accepting Rs 10 lakh bribe

CBI sources said that the accused official has demanded a bribe from executives of the CHA firm, in lieu of clearing the consignment through customs channels.

The complainant firm refused to give any bribe to the accused customs officer; despite this the accused officer continued demanding bribe money from the complainant firm.

“As per the complaint, the accused persisted with the demand and issued threats. It was alleged that non-payment of the bribe would lead to deliberate withholding of consignments,” CBI stated.

Frustrated over this, the complainant firm approached the CBI and filed a bribery case complaint. The CBI duly verified the allegations between July 25 and August 1 through recorded conversations and other evidence and lodged a corruption case against the accused and other unknown public servants and private persons.

It was alleged in the complaint that the accused was demanding bribes at the rate of Rs 10 per kilogram of imported cargo, both for himself and on behalf of his senior officers, to ensure smooth clearance of consignments, the CBI said.

During the preliminary probe by CBI, it was found that the accused was found to have demanded Rs 6 lakh (RS 5,80,000 for his senior officers and Rs 20,000 as his share for himself) against previously cleared consignments; ? 10,00,000 for facilitating the release of a currently held consignment; and ? 10 per kg for smooth clearance of future consignments, the central agency stated.

The agency is further investigating the case and checking the role of other accused and associates of the arrested officer.

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