Chandigarh, August 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) stationed in Panipat, Haryana, in connection with a bribery case.
On Wednesday, the agency released a press statement detailing the charges against the accused. It is alleged that the Assistant DGFT solicited a bribe of ₹30,000 from a complainant to address deficiencies in an Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) authorization file and to expedite its processing.
The CBI set a trap on Wednesday and caught the government employee red-handed while he was demanding and accepting the bribe.
The accused will be presented in a designated CBI court in Panchkula. Additionally, searches are being conducted at the accused’s home and office. The CBI is continuing its investigation and formal proceedings related to the case.
In a related development, the CBI also initiated action in another case on the same day in New Delhi. The agency has filed a case against Janusol Engineering Limited, Janusol EV Lease Limited, their promoters Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi, along with other unidentified individuals, for alleged loan diversion and embezzlement. This FIR was registered by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch in New Delhi.
The case was filed based on a complaint from the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA). The complaint alleges violations under sections 61(2), 318(a), 336(3), and 340(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 2023.
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