A case was registered on complaint against an Assistant at Passport Seva Kendra, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) and a private person. It was alleged that the Complainant had applied online for his passport on 01.05.2023 and he was allotted an appointment for the same at Passport Seva Kendra, Muzaffarnagar on 19.06.2023. On the same day, he had submitted the required documents, photos and signatures. It was further alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 5000/- from the Complainant to process the file.
CBI laid a trap and caught both the accused while demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.3,000/- from the Complainant.
Both the arrested accused were produced before the Special Judge, CBI Cases, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) and were remanded to Judicial Custody.
