The CBI has arrested four Deputy Commissionerranked officials of the Customs department in Mumbaifor allegedly demanding Rs 50 lakh from an importer to clear his consignment, officials said here today.
A superintendent in the department, Manish Singh, and a private person, Nilesh Singh, were also taken into custody in connection with the case, they said.
One of the four deputy commissioners and Nilesh Singhwere arrested red-handed while allegedly receiving Rs 5 lakh as the first installment of the bribe, they said.
The four deputy commissioners arrested are Mukesh Meena, Rajeev Kumar Singh, Sandeep Yadavaand Sudarshan Meena, they said.
"The agency carried out searches at the Officialand residential premises of the accused," the Cbi Spokespersonsaid here.
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