"Punish Him Immediately": Manish Sisodia On His OSD's Arrest For Bribe

CBI laid a trap and caught him red-handed while taking a bribe to settle a tax evasion matter. Subsequently, he was immediately taken to CBI headquarters for questioning and formally placed under arrest

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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Gopal Krishna Madhav, a DANICS (Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service) officer, posted as an officer with the Delhi government. Madhav, who is understood to be the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, was allegedly caught red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 2 Lakhs in a matter related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The arrest comes two days before the crucial assembly election in the national capital. According to ANI, CBI laid a trap and caught him red-handed while taking a bribe to settle a tax evasion matter. Subsequently, he was immediately taken to CBI headquarters for questioning and formally placed under arrest. No involvement of Sisodia in the case has surfaced so far and the investigation is going on, sources said. As per the Delhi government website, Madhav was appointed as an OSD to the Deputy Chief Minister in 2015. Hours after Madhav's apprehension, reports came in of his close aide Dheeraj Gupta also being arrested by CBI sleuths. As per ABP News' Sources, Gupta was held on February 5 itself and used to work as a broker for several officers. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said  Gopal Krishna Madhav should be punished immediately. In a tweet in Hindi, Sisodia said, "I have came to know that the CBI has arrested a GST inspector for taking bribe. This officer was also posted as an OSD (Officer on Special Duty) in my office". "The CBI should get him the strictest punishment immediately. I have got several such corrupt officials caught in the last five years," he added. Delhi is going to polls on February 8, while the results will be declared on February 11. (With Agency Inputs)