Indian IP official arrested on bribery charge
14 May 2008
Peter Ollier, Hong Kong
Anti-corruption officials in India have arrested the deputy registrar of the Trade Mark Registry in Chennai on suspicion of accepting a bribe of Rs10,000 ($235)
In a statement, the anti-corruption wing of the government watchdog, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said that it arrested M C Gupta on Monday May 5 after he was reported to have demanded and accepted a bribe from IP practitioner C Daniel.
The statement said that Daniel had lodged a complaint with the CBI after being asked for a bribe by M C Gupta. It added that Daniel had complained that the official had threatened that...
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