CBI arrests Aam Aadmi Party municipal councillor in bribery case
India Today
CBI officials have arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) municipal councillor Geeta Rawat along with one other accused in a bribery case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Friday arrested an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) municipal councillor along with one other accused in a bribery case.
Geeta Rawat, who was elected as municipal councillor from East Delhi Municipal Council (EDMC) on AAP ticket, will be produced before court along with the other accused Bilal for custody in this case.
The CBI has also filed a case against the AAP councillor on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant for extending favour to lay the roof of his building.
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After the complainant was asked to pay the bribe by Geeta Rawat, he approached the CBI and informed the agency regarding the incident.
The CBI formed a team and laid a trap. The complainant, on the specific directions of the accused, handed over the bribe amount of Rs 20,000 to Bilal, a vendor operating near office of the Geeta Rawat.
The CBI arrested the vendor and later apprehended Geeta Rawat on charges of bribery. Searches are being conducted by CBI officials at the premises of both the accused.
