CBI arrests official, private individual in bribery case

VISAKHAPATNAM The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Assistant Director of the Plant Quarantine Station (PQS), Visakhapatnam, and a private individual in connection with a bribery case. The arrested were identified as Assistant Director and In-charge, Plant Quarantine Station (PQS)-Visakhapatnam, T.M. Sudhakara and S.

Satyanarayana. As per a release from the CBI officials, the accused Assistant Director allegedly demanded ₹1 lakh for clearance of containers pertaining to a private firm. Following information, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting bribe of ₹1 lakh from a private individual.

Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused persons located at Visakhapatnam, Faridabad, and Thimanapalli Village, Kolar District, Karnataka. The arrested accused were produced before the competent court on Saturday. Investigation is on.