Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Sep 25: An official who was accepting bribe of Rs 50000 from an employee of a private company reportedly for sending inspection report to the central office for renewal of licence of a company, was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials from Bengaluru on Tuesday September 24. The employee of the private concern was also taken into custody.
The arrested official has been identified as S M Mannan, deputy chief controller of petroleum and explosives safety organization here. An employee of Sanghvi Cylinder Pvt Ltd Belagavi, identified as Rishab Desai, was also arrested.
It is said that the official had demanded for payment of bribe of Rs 50,000 for issuing inspection report required for the renewal of the licence of the said company. The report was required to be sent to the central office of petroleum and explosives safety organization at Nagpur. CBI officials were tipped about this transaction by their informers. On September 22, the officials had registered a case against government official, S M Mannan, Rishab Desai, and Shantakumar.
Based on reliable information, CBI officials conducted raid when Mannan was accepting money from Rishab Desai. Later, the official's residence and office were raided. It is said that during the raid, they recovered Rs 16 lac in cash and documents pertaining to properties.