Visakhapatnam, November 9: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Director of the Plant Quarantine Station (PQS), Visakhapatnam, along with a private individual in connection with an alleged bribery case involving a demand of ₹1 lakh for granting clearance to containers belonging to a private firm.
According to an official press release issued by the CBI, the agency registered a case on November 6, 2026, against two officials of the Plant Quarantine Station, Visakhapatnam, three private individuals and other unidentified persons over allegations of demanding and accepting undue financial benefits.
The case pertains to an alleged demand of ₹1,00,000 by the accused Assistant Director for facilitating the clearance of containers associated with a private company.
Acting on the complaint, the CBI laid a trap on November 6 and allegedly caught the Assistant Director red-handed while accepting ₹1 lakh from a private individual. The investigating agency recovered the entire alleged bribe amount from the possession of the accused officer.
Following the operation, both the Assistant Director and the private individual were arrested by the CBI.
The agency subsequently conducted searches at premises linked to the accused persons at multiple locations, including Visakhapatnam, Faridabad and Thimanapalli village in Kolar district of Karnataka.
The arrested accused were scheduled to be produced before the competent court at Visakhapatnam on November 7, 2026, for further legal proceedings.
The CBI has stated that the investigation is continuing to establish the complete circumstances of the alleged bribery arrangement and examine the possible involvement of other persons named in the case.
Further details are awaited as the investigation progresses.
