CBI arrests FCI assistant general manager, three others in Rs 20 lakh bribery case

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested four people, including an assistant general manager of the Food Corporation of India from Mumbai in a Rs 20-lakh bribery case, officials said on Friday.

Besides the FCI officer, Srinivasa Rao Mylapalli, the federal probe agency has also arrested a businessman, his son and an associate, they said.

The officials said the CBI had conducted a raid following inputs that Mylapalli was allegedly involved in corrupt activities.

"A case was registered by the CBI on May 9 against six accused, including two assistant general managers (AGMs) of FCI, Mumbai Regional Office, three private persons, an Aurangabad-based private company and others," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.

It is alleged that Mylapalli had conspired with a businessman, who was a partner in the Aurangabad-based company, and sought bribes to extend undue favours for awarding tenders of the FCI Mumbai office.

A trap was laid and Mylapalli was caught while taking the bribe.

"Searches were conducted by the CBI at the residential and the official premises of the accused at various locations in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Aurangabad which led to the recovery of several digital devices, cash and incriminating documents," the spokesperson added.