Ministry of corporate affairs official held for graft

CHENNAI: CBI has arrested an official from the office of the regional director of the ministry of corporate affairs on charges of graft.
The anti-corruption bureau of CBI on Monday arrested Kotteeswaran, a junior technical assistant in the registrar of companies, on charges of demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000. Jayarani, working in a private consultancy firm, was also arrested for acting as his accomplice.
The duo was produced before L Yousuf Ali, principal special judge for CBI cases, on Tuesday. The judge directed that they be remanded and produced in court on September 20. The arrests were made based on a complaint on September 5, 2011 which alleged that Kotteeswaran demanded a bribe to register an NGO, Human Rights Association, under Section 25 of the Companies Act. The official told the complainant that the process of registration was cumbersome and took him to the firm run by his accomplice Jayarani.
After a few days and completing a few formalities, the complainant was asked to pay Rs 21,200 to complete the registration process. Subsequently, Kotteeswaran demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 and said the case would be taken up only thereafter. The person refused and approached CBI on September 5, 2011.