POST MASTER GENERAL ARRESTED RED-HANDED

Anti-Corruption Wing of CBI nabbed Manjeet Singh Bali, the Post Master General (PMG) of Maharashtra-Goa Circle while accepting Rs 2 crore in bribe on February 24.
The PMG had demanded Rs 2 crore as consideration amount from a builder to sign an NOC (no objection certificate) to confirm transfer of 2,000 sq m land in the suburb of Mira-Bhayandar. The property belongs to the Post and Telegraph Department reserved for building a post office. A lady, Ms. Rita Shah, approached Mr. Bali on behalf of the builder whose name is yet to be disclosed. The PMG demanded the huge bribe since the land was precious. Both the parties settled for Rs. 2 crore and the amount was to be paid at a posh hotel of South Mumbai. CBI laid a trap on the basis of a complaint filed by Ms Shah and the builder and apprehended Bali and arrested the PMG and two of his aides Harshad and Arun Dalmiya.