CBI arrests senior Doordarshan official for taking bribe

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: May 14, 2015, 10:35 PM IST

 CBI on Thursday arrested an Assistant Director of Doordarshan, Hanumant Rao, from Vijaywada for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a serial producer for clearing his bills.

 CBI on Thursday arrested an Assistant Director of Doordarshan, Hanumant Rao, from Vijaywada for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a serial producer for clearing his bills.

CBI sources said they received information that Rao had allegedly asked from a tele-serial producer Rs 1.5 lakh as bribe for clearing his pending bills. They said after coming to know that the payment is to be made today, they carried out a search operation and arrested Rao along with the money. The sources said he would be produced before court tomorrow.