The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Vice President of Soma Enterprises PR Rao for allegedly trying to offer a Rs. 2 crores bribe to its DIG-ranked officers to clear a pending probe against the company, officials said. Rao was taken into custody following the arrest of MHA official Dheeraj Singh and private person Dinesh Chand Gupta, who were arrested in an operation on Thursday morning, they said.

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CBI laid trap and nabbed the accused

It is alleged that Singh, posted in the Police-I Division of the MHA, had called the DIG-ranked officer for a meeting. During the meeting, he offered a Rs 2-crore bribe to settle the matter against the company. The DIG apprised his seniors and filed a complaint regarding the offer made to him, they said. During the monitored negotiations, it was agreed that a payment of Rs. 16 lakh would be made on Thursday. The agency laid a trap and arrested Singh and Gupta with the alleged bribe money of Rs. 16 lakh when they came to make the payment. 

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