A Home Ministry official was arrested today by the CBI on the charge of taking bribe for extension of visa.

P K Singh, section officer, in the Foreigners' division of the Home Ministry, was under surveillance for the past few weeks following complaints that he was demanding and taking bribe for extension of visa, sources in the Ministry said.

The CBI arrested Singh after finding him taking bribe, they said.
Singh allegedly used to take bribe of Rs 15,000 from each of the applicants he dealt with which resulted in lodging of complaint against him.