New Delhi:
The CBI has arrested a joint director of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 70,000 from a personal agency’s consultant in Hyderabad, officers stated on Sunday.
Ramakanth Sagar Muthyala, a Scientist-D with the BIS posted in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, was arrested together with V Lakshminarayana Reddy alias Babu Reddy, a consultant of Kronax Engineering and Stress Vessels Personal Restricted, after the alleged bribe was exchanged, they stated.
It’s alleged that the bribe was paid for giving a BIS approval to the corporate to fabricate 12,500 cylinders.
“Searches had been performed by CBI on the residential and official premises of accused public servant at Hyderabad and Vijayawada, which led to restoration of incriminating paperwork,” a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson stated in an announcement.
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