DDA Principal Commissioner, 2 others held for taking Rs 4 lakh bribe

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Principal Commissioner of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) JP Aggarwal and two others for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs four lakh, the probe agency said.

The CBI said that during investigations Mr Aggarwal was arrested along with two other persons -- Sunil Gupta and Anil Gupta -- for allegedly accepting the bribe.

The bribe amount was handed over inside a file, which was related to the allotment of a flat to an individual named JP Sharma. Subsequently, the police arrested JP Sharma as well.

A case under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against all four persons and searches were being conducted at their official and residential premises, the agency said.