CBI arrests seven officials, including senior development commissioners, in bribery case

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested seven public servants including a Joint Development Commissioner, a Deputy Development Commissioner and two Assistant Development Commissioners in a case of bribery involving allegations of collusive corruption. 

The CBI said that the team conducted searches at official and residential premises of one of the accused at various locations in Mumbai and recovered documents of 27 immovable property and 3 luxury vehicles. During the



searches, the agency also recovered over one crore rupees cash and various incriminating documents from other accused persons.

The agency alleged that the accused were collecting undue advantage through middlemen from the parties functioning from SEEPZ, special economic zone with regard to allotment of space, disposal of imported goods, sale of duty free imported goods in market without paying duty in lieu of monetary consideration.