India, March 31 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior official, a deputy commissioner with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), in connection with an alleged Rs.4 lakh bribery case involving the licensing department.

The agency identified the officer as Lt Col Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Deputy Commissioner, Shahdara North, MCD. According to the officials, the central agency made the arrest after receiving information about Mishra's demand for the bribe.

A senior CBI officer said that a case was registered following a complaint received by the agency that accounts officer Divyanshu Gautam had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs.4 lakh from a License Inspector.

Acting on the complaint, the CBI team laid a trap ...