CBI arrests Ayodhya Cantonment Board official over contract jobs bribe

CBI arrested an assistant sanitary inspector of Cantonment Board, Ayodhya, for demanding and accepting a ₹60,000 bribe.

The bribe was for facilitating the engagement of contractual housekeeping workers; the official allegedly demanded ₹20,000 per worker initially.

The CBI laid a trap and caught the official red-handed while accepting ₹60,000, a negotiated rate for five workers.

The accused was remanded to judicial custody until August 13 by a Lucknow court.

CBI is investigating whether the official was involved in similar corruption cases.