New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday arrested a Delhi government officer understood to be the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in an alleged bribery case of Rs 2 lakh, officials said.
Gopal Krishna Madhav was arrested in a late night operation for allegedly receiving a bribe of over Rs 2 lakh in a matter related to GST, they said.
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Madhav was immediately take to the CBI Headquarters for questioning, the officials said.
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia: I got to know that an officer who is posted at GST & has been an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) with me for 5 years has been arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakhs. What CBI did is right, strictest action should be taken to set an example. pic.twitter.com/SmJ1fz9CRz
— ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2020
No involvement of Sisodia in the case has surfaced so far and the investigation is going on, sources said.
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Madhav was posted in the office of Sisodia in 2015, the officials said.
The arrest comes two days before the crucial Delhi assembly election. (PTI)
