An alleged bribe of Rs. 2000 lands Assistant Commissioner of Customs in trouble

An Assistant Commissioner of Customs was caught by the CBI Tuesday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000, an official said.

Raj Gehani, posted at the Sahar Cargo Customs office in Mumbai, was apprehended by a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation, he said. Gehani had allegedly demanded Rs 2,000 as a bribe from a person, who approached the CBI, he said.

The official, however, did not disclose for what work Gehani had demanded the bribe. Accordingly, a trap was laid and the assistant commissioner was caught while accepting the bribe money, he said, adding further probe was on.