CBI arrests Delhi Food and Supply Department official in bribery case
The CBI has arrested a Delhi Food and Supply Department official for alleged bribery. The officer was caught accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 during a trap operation. The investigation revealed that he demanded ₹100 per ration card for the distribution of 475 ration cards.
- ▪The CBI arrested an assistant commissioner of the Food and Supply Department in a bribery case.
- ▪The officer was allegedly accepting ₹10,000 as a bribe during a trap operation.
- ▪He demanded ₹100 per ration card for the allotment and distribution of 475 ration cards.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant commissioner of the Food and Supply Department here in connection with an alleged bribery case, officials said Friday (May 22, 2026).The agency arrested the officer in a trap operation on Thursday (May 21, 2026) while allegedly accepting ₹10,000 as a bribe.The accused demanded ₹100 per ration card for allotment and distribution of 475 ration cards, it alleged.“It further alleged that approximately 120 ration cards were proposed to be allotted to each nearby shop, including the shop of the complainant, and accordingly, the total demanded amount from the complainant comes to about ₹12,000,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
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