Fire officer caught taking Rs 50,000 bribe

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Tuesday caught a fire officer while taking bribe from a hotel owner in Rani Bagh area for giving fire clearance.
CBI sources said Delhi Fire Service officer Rajmal Khokar posted in Rohini had allegedly demanded Rs 1.50 lakh from the owner of one Royal Mirage hotel in the Rani Bagh area. After getting complaint in this regard, CBI officials laid down a trap.
When Khokar was allegedly accepting an installment of Rs 50,000 from the hotel manager, he was caught red handed by the team of CBI officials.
When contacted, owner of the hotel Vijay Pal Singh said Khokar was allegedly demanding the money for fire clearance from August 2 .
“He demanded Rs 5 lakh from me despite my hotel having a clearance valid till 2014 earlier,” said Singh.