New Delhi, April 7 The CBI has arrested a manager and an investigator of National Insurance Company Limited in a bribery case involving an amount of more than Rs 2.6 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused is alleged to have demanded an undue advantage of Rs 3 lakh from the complainant in order to reactivate the cashless medical facility for a private hospital in Manesar, Haryana.
The accused was deputed by National Insurance Company Limited to conduct an inquiry.
"It is further alleged that the complainant has already given a portion of the bribe, Rs 1,00,000, out of the demanded bribe of Rs 3,00,000. After negotiation, the accused agreed to accept an undue advantage of Rs 2,60,000 from the complainant," a spokesperson of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement.
The spokesperson said the accused had asked the complainant to deliver the remaining bribe of Rs 1.6 lakh on Tuesday. The federal agency laid a trap and arrested the investigator red-handed while demanding the amount.
"During further trap proceedings, the role of the accused manager, National Insurance Company Ltd, also came to light. Both accused persons have been arrested," the CBI spokesperson said.
