RAW officer arrested by CBI for taking bribe

In a first of its kind incident,a senior RAW officer was arrested by CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a Chennai-based manufacturer.

In a first of its kind incident,a senior RAW officer was arrested by CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs one lakh from a Chennai-based manufacturer.

Dr A S Narayan Rao,working as a scientist in the technical division of RAW,was arrested by CBI from a hotel in Karol Bagh last night when he was allegedly taking the amount from the manufacturer,CBI sources said.

Rao had allegedly demanded Rs eight lakh as a bribe for clearing the export licence of the Chennai-based firm. Rs one lakh was the first installment of the bribe amount.

This is possibly for the first time that a serving officer of RAW – an organisation responsible for gathering external intelligence – has been arrested by the CBI,sources claimed,adding that searches were conducted and documents pertaining to the Chennai-based company seized.

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