CBI arrests labour official in bribery case in TN

Regional Labour Commissioner, P Sivarajan was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 for issuing labour license. He is remanded to judicial custody till February 4.

Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Sunday that they had arrested a Regional Labour Commissioner on the charge of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000.

P Sivarajan, posted as Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) in Madurai, was held along with a private person N Murali after the CBI laid a trap on Saturday and caught them with the bribe amount.

A case was registered after a complaint that Sivarajan was demanding undue advantage from Murali, representing a private company, for issuing labour licence.

Searches were conducted at five places in Chennai and Madurai (Tamil Nadu), including the residence and offices of the accused, said the CBI.

Both the accused were produced in the court of Principal Special Judge for CBI cases, Chennai, and remanded to judicial custody till February 4.

IANS