The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested S.S. Suman, Postal Superintendent of the Champaran Division, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from an employee of his own department in Bihar's Motihari city, news agency IANS reported.

Source: IANS via Hi India

The arrest was made during a trap operation at Suman's office. According to the reports, the action followed a complaint by the departmental employee, who alleged that Suman had demanded the money in exchange for getting official work done.

When the employee allegedly handed over the bribe amount on Wednesday, the CBI team raided the office and apprehended Suman, the reports said.

The CBI team subsequently took the accused into custody. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the alleged bribery and are also probing the nature of the work for which the money was allegedly demanded.

Further legal action is under way against the arrested officer, according to the reports. The allegations have not been tested in court.