Day before Delhi polls, CBI arrests Manish Sisodia's OSD for graft
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its late night operation on Thursday arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.
"A senior Delhi government officer Gopal Krishna Madhav was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh", sources said.
Soon after the arrest, the accused was taken to CBI headquarters, here, the source further said.
The arrest comes just a day before the polling day of Delhi assembly polls.
Hours after the arrest, Sisodia tweeted, "I came to know that the CBI has arrested a GST inspector while he was taking bribe. He was my OSD as well. The CBI should punish him fast and hard. I have myself led to arrests of several such corrupted officials in last five years."
मà¥à¤à¥‡ पता चला है कि सीबीआई ने à¤à¤• GST इनà¥à¤¸à¥à¤ªà¥‡à¤•à¥à¤Ÿà¤° को रिशà¥à¤µà¤¤ लेते हà¥à¤ गिरफ़à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤° किया है. यह अधिकारी मेरे ऑफ़िस में बतौर OSD à¤à¥€ तैनात था. सीबीआई को उसे तà¥à¤°à¤‚त सख़à¥à¤¤ से सख़à¥à¤¤ सजा दिलानी चाहिà¤. à¤à¤¸à¥‡ कई à¤à¥à¤°à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤šà¤¾à¤°à¥€ अधिकारी मैंने ख़à¥à¤¦ पिछले 5 साल में पकड़वाठहै.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) February 7, 2020
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