Senior Directorate General of Foreign Trade official held by CBI for bribery

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior official of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in Gujarat's Rajkot city for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.

As per the CBI, accused JM Bishnoi, posted as Joint Director General, DGFT, had sought Rs 9 lakh as bribe to issue a no-objection certificate for which the complainant had submitted six files containing all required documents regarding the export of food cans in order to claim the firm's bank guarantee of Rs 50 lakh.

The accused demanded Rs 5 lakh as first instalment and asked the complainant to give the remaining amount at the time of handing over of NOC, the CBI release said.

After getting a complaint, CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red handed while accepting Rs 5 lakh from the complainant, the release said.

Searches are being conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused, including at Rajkot and his native place, the release added.

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