Excise Inspector trapped & arrested red handed by ACB officials accepting bribe to issue CL-7 Liquor licence

Pramesh S Jain 

Officials on ACB on Thursday trapped excise Inspector red handed while accepting bribe from owner of a boarding and lodging facility to issue liquor license .

The accused officer Manjunath attached to Kengeri zone had demanded Rs.15 lakh and taken Rs.11 lakh in advance to issue the CL-7 license to sell liquor at the boarding and lodging facility,the complaining owner said.

When Manjunath started demanding for the remaining amount,the owner of the lodge approached ACB and filed complaint.

Based on the complaint the officials trapped Manjunath red handed and arrested him under PC act.

The officials also found an unaccounted cash Rs. 1.02 lakh from him and investigating further .