The CBI has arrested a Deputy Controller of Accounts, posted with the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in a Rs 10 lakh bribery case, a spokesperson from the central agency said on Wednesday.

The spokesperson said that the CBI registered a case on August 18 against Sandeep, an Indian Civil Accounts Service officer of the 2020 batch, based on a complaint that he had demanded Rs 15 lakh to clear a file swiftly.

“The accused, posted as Deputy Controller of Accounts and Internal Financial Adviser in the ministry, allegedly sought the bribe for clearing the renewal file of a private company’s contract that was pending before him,” the spokesperson said.

Following negotiations, the accused allegedly agreed to accept Rs 10 lakh from the complainant, the spokesperson said.

After receiving the complaint, the CBI gathered evidence during its initial enquiry and later caught him red-handed. “The CBI laid a trap on Tuesday and caught Sandeep when he was accepting the bribe amount through his wife,” the spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that after arresting Sandeep, CBI officials searched his office and seized some files.