CBI arrests Doordarshan official for taking bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh

CBI sources said they received information that Rao had allegedly asked from a tele-serial producer Rs 1.5 lakh as a bribe for clearing his pending bills.

CBI on Thursday arrested an Assistant Director of Doordarshan, Hanumant Rao, from Vijaywada for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a serial Producer for clearing his bills.

CBI sources said they received information that Rao had allegedly asked from a tele-serial producer Rs 1.5 lakh as a bribe for clearing his pending bills.

They said after coming to know that the payment is to be made on Thursday, they carried out a search operation and arrested Rao along with the money.

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The sources said he would be produced before court on Friday.

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