<p class="title">The CBI has booked two MCD officials for allegedly demanding graft from an industrialist in Delhi, the agency said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CBI, while trapping the officials, recorded the conversation of the graft demand and officially included the same as the primary evidence in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Tuesday, the CBI booked the Assistant Commissioner Balraj and an upper divisional clerk Manoj, both posted in the North MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi).</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to a complaint, filed to the CBI on November 18, it was alleged that the two accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh for de-sealing a factory at Khasra, Jaunti in Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CBI, while elaborating on the complaint, stated that MCD had sealed the factory six months ago.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After lot of insistence, the bribe amount was brought down to Rs 1.5 lakh out of which the first installment of Rs 75,000 was to be paid to the officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The conversation between the complainant and the accused officials were recorded by the CBI using a digital video recorder which was kept in the shirt of an independent witness.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After verifying the recordings and other material evidence, the CBI registered a case against the two officials.</p>
<p class="title">The CBI has booked two MCD officials for allegedly demanding graft from an industrialist in Delhi, the agency said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CBI, while trapping the officials, recorded the conversation of the graft demand and officially included the same as the primary evidence in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Tuesday, the CBI booked the Assistant Commissioner Balraj and an upper divisional clerk Manoj, both posted in the North MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi).</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to a complaint, filed to the CBI on November 18, it was alleged that the two accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh for de-sealing a factory at Khasra, Jaunti in Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The CBI, while elaborating on the complaint, stated that MCD had sealed the factory six months ago.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After lot of insistence, the bribe amount was brought down to Rs 1.5 lakh out of which the first installment of Rs 75,000 was to be paid to the officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The conversation between the complainant and the accused officials were recorded by the CBI using a digital video recorder which was kept in the shirt of an independent witness.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After verifying the recordings and other material evidence, the CBI registered a case against the two officials.</p>