Graft: Charges framed against Verka official

The CBI court has framed charges against Ashim Kumar Sen, Deputy Manager of Verka Dairy Plant, Mohali, who was arrested in a bribery case.

The CBI had arrested the official while accepting Rs 30,000 bribe from a contractor in November last year. A case was registered on a complaint of the contractor, who alleged that the deputy manager had been constantly harassing him and threatening to cancel his firm’s contract if he didn’t pay up bribe money. His firm was awarded the contract for providing manpower and security to the Verka plant.

A CBI team laid a trap and allegedly caught the accused red-handed while accepting Rs 30,000 bribe from the complainant. The CBI filed the chargesheet for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused.