New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended the Rampur Sub-area Manager, Hirakud Bundia Mines, Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) located in the Jharsuguda district of Odisha and a private person on August 20, while accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant, the agency said in a statement.

CBI registered the case on August 20 on allegations that the accused Rampur Sub-area Manager demanded a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the complainant through the accused private person for assistance in a pending departmental enquiry. After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept Rs. 20,000 as the first instalment, as per the statement.

CBI laid a trap on August 20 and caught the accused private person red-handed ...