VARANASI: Cracking down hard on corruption in Varanasi, the CBI has booked an accountant of the Central Ground Water Board who used to collect bribes on the pretext of clearing his colleagues' allowance bills, an official said on Tuesday.
Mukesh Ranjan Gupta, Assistant Account Officer, CGWB, Varanasi, was booked by the federal agency on the complaint of his colleague from whom he had demanded a bribe of Rs 5, 000 for clearing his travelling allowance bill.
According to complainant Chaturanan Trivedi, Gupta threatened to get an inquiry ordered against him if he failed to pay the bribe.
Trivedi, in his complaint to CBI on July 3, said he is an Assistant Driller (ADCM) in CGWB, Khand-3, Dindayal Bunkar Seva Kendre (TFC), Bada Lalpur, Varanasi and his travelling allowance bill for January 2025 was withheld by Gupta.