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Dhanda is a prominent name in the city\u2019s textile circle and has a huge business interest in Dubai, while Joshi is a customs clearing agent.A statement issued by the CBI said, \u201cThe CBI arrested a DRI, Ludhiana, ADG and two private persons, including a friend of the public servant, in an alleged bribery case of Rs 25 lakh. A case was registered against the accused on a complaint, in which it was alleged that in June 2019, Ludhiana DRI had conducted a search at a private clearing agency, which provides services to various exporters. In this search, some documents pertaining to an exporter were also seized. The complainant, a resident of Delhi, submitted a complaint to the CBI that a clearing house agent and a close friend of the Ludhiana ADG demanded Rs 3 crore on behalf of the public servant for ensuring that he would not be implicated by DRI regarding recovery of his documents. CBI caught both private persons while demanding and accepting Rs 25 lakh from the complainant. During investigation, the public servant was also arrested. Searches are being conducted on the premises, including residence and offices of the accused located at Delhi, Noida and Ludhiana. The accused will be produced before the competent court. Further investigation is continuing.\u201dA clearing agency gets import and export shipments cleared from different departments.It was only in the afternoon that the agency sources confirmed the arrest of the ADG, as earlier the CBI officials were maintaining that he was under detention. On Wednesday morning, different teams of the CBI visited Ludhiana along with the arrested officer and reached the office of DRI in Ghumar Mandi. Later, they went to the residence of the ADG at Marvel Homes on Ferozepur Road.The ADG is among the most powerful postings as he has jurisdiction over Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. ADG Chander Shekhar has had an illustrious career and was involved in big anti-narcotics operations. In November last, he grabbed national limelight when in two separate operations in Kashmir Valley, the DRI, in a joint operation with Army and other agencies, had seized heroin worth Rs 120 crore along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the border fence.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["Ludhiana news", "Ludhiana latest news", "Ludhiana news live", "Ludhiana news today", "Today news Ludhiana", "Rajesh Dhanda of Ludhiana", "central bureau of investigation", "CBI arrests DRI ADG in Ludhiana", "CBI arrests DRI ADG"], "tags": ["Srinagar encounter", "Delhi Smog", "Central Bureau of Investigation", "Fire in Mumbai", "Hyderabad Rain", "Bangalore Temperature", "Mumbai Rains", "Delhi Temperature", "Chennai Weather", "Delhi Air Pollution", "Rajesh Dhanda of Ludhiana"], "authors": [], "publish_date": null, "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer \u2014 who is the additional director general", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "https://m.timesofindia.com/touch-icon-iphone-precomposed.png", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no", "description": "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer \u2014 who is the additional director general", "keywords": "Ludhiana news, Ludhiana latest news, Ludhiana news live, Ludhiana news today, Today news Ludhiana,Rajesh Dhanda of Ludhiana,central bureau of investigation,CBI arrests DRI ADG in Ludhiana,CBI arrests DRI ADG", "robots": "NOODP", "og": {"title": "CBI arrests DRI ADG, two businessmen in Rs 3 crore graft case | Ludhiana News - Times of India", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/cbi-arrests-dri-adg-two-bizmen-in-rs-3cr-graft-case/articleshow/73061984.cms", "image": {"identifier": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-73063802,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-166524,resizemode-75,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg", "width": 1070, "height": 580}, "description": "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer \u2014 who is the additional director general", "site_name": "The Times of India", "type": "article"}, "twitter": {"url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/cbi-arrests-dri-adg-two-bizmen-in-rs-3cr-graft-case/articleshow/73061984.cms", "image": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-73063802,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-166524,resizemode-75,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg", "title": "CBI arrests DRI ADG, two businessmen in Rs 3 crore graft case | Ludhiana News - Times of India", "description": "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer \u2014 who is the additional director general", "card": "summary_large_image", "site": "@timesofindia"}, "mobile-web-app-capable": "yes", "news_keywords": "Rajesh Dhanda of Ludhiana,central bureau of investigation,CBI arrests DRI ADG in Ludhiana,CBI arrests DRI ADG", "The Times of India": "app-id=427589329,app-argument=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/cbi-arrests-dri-adg-two-bizmen-in-rs-3cr-graft-case/articleshow/73061984.cms", "y_key": "b1abb36a8d5c19c9", "theme-color": "#af2c2c", "apple-mobile-web-app-capable": "yes", "HandheldFriendly": "true", "MobileOptimized": "width", "fb": {"pages": 227797153941209, "app_id": 117787264903013}, "google-site-verification": "GdaeWTVPddYtkw-2hEyDpLYMw9SjsNr4dS5Z-9tfcT0"}, "canonical_link": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/cbi-arrests-dri-adg-two-bizmen-in-rs-3cr-graft-case/articleshow/73061984.cms"} |
