Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Superintendent of Customs, posted at Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a Customs House Agent (CHA) firm for facilitating clearance of consignments, the agency said in a release on Sunday.

According to the release, CBI registered the instant case against the said accused and other unknown public servants and private persons based on a complaint that the accused public servant was demanding bribes at the rate of 10 per kilogram of imported cargo, both for himself and on behalf of his senior officers, to ensure smooth clearance of consignments.

As per the complaint, despite refusal to pay the bribe, the accused p...