CBI arrests four senior customs officials in Mumbai for demanding Rs 50 lakh bribe from importer

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested four deputy commissioner ranked officials of the customs department in Mumbai for allegedly demanding Rs 50 lakh from an importer to clear his consignment, officials said in New Delhi on Tuesday.

A superintendent in the department, Manish Singh, and a private person, Nilesh Singh, were also taken into custody in connection with the case, they said.One of the four deputy commissioners and Nilesh Singh were arrested red-handed while allegedly receiving Rs 5 lakh as the first instalment of the bribe, they said.The four deputy commissioners arrested are Mukesh Meena, Rajeev Kumar Singh, Sandeep Yadava and Sudarshan Meena, they said."The agency carried out searches at the official and residential premises of the accused," the CBI spokesperson said in New Delhi.