A fire officer was caught red handed taking Rs 50,000 in bribe from a hotel owner in Rani Bagh area for giving security clearance, CBI said today.
Delhi Fire Service officer Rajmal Khokar posted in Rohini had allegedly demanded Rs 1.50 lakh from the owner of Royal
Mirage hotel in Rani Bagh area.
After getting complaint in this regard, CBI officials had laid down a trap to nab the officer.
When Khokar was allegedly accepting Rs 50,000 as instalment of the bribe from the manager, he was caught by the
CBI team, officials in the agency said.
When contacted, manager of the hotel Manish Malik told PTI that Khokar has been allegedly demanding the money from
August 2 for giving no-objection certificate regarding fire safety norms.
—————PTI