CBI arrests Delhi Food and Supply Department official in bribery case

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The CBI alleged that the accused demanded ₹100 per ration paper  for allotment and organisation  of 475 ration cards.

The CBI alleged that the accused demanded ₹100 per ration paper for allotment and organisation of 475 ration cards. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an adjunct commissioner of the Food and Supply Department present successful transportation with an alleged bribery case, officials said Friday (May 22, 2026).

The bureau arrested the serviceman successful a trap cognition connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) portion allegedly accepting ₹10,000 arsenic a bribe.

The accused demanded ₹100 per ration paper for allotment and organisation of 475 ration cards, it alleged.

“It further alleged that astir 120 ration cards were projected to beryllium allotted to each adjacent shop, including the store of the complainant, and accordingly, the full demanded magnitude from the complainant comes to astir ₹12,000,” a CBI spokesperson said successful a statement.

Published - May 22, 2026 07:15 p.m. IST

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