CBI arrests MHA officer for offering bribe

The CBI on Thursday arrested a section officer of the Home Ministry for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs 16 lakh to a senior agency officer for influencing a case, officials said. The agency arrested Dheeraj Singh, a section officer in the ministry, who deals with empanelment of IPS officers, they said. The agency caught Singh with about Rs 16 lakh in cash, they said.