The CBI has arrested four deputy commissioner ranked officials of the Customs department in Mumbai on Tuesday for demanding Rs 50 lakh from an importer to clear his consignment.
Manish Singh, who is a superintendent in the department and a private person, Nilesh Singh, were also taken into custody in connection with the case, they said.
One of the four deputy commissioners and Nilesh Singh were arrested red-handed while allegedly receiving Rs 5 lakh as the first installment of the bribe, the police said.
Mukesh Meena, Rajeev Kumar Singh,Sandeep Yadava and Sudarshan Meena were arrested red handed.
"The agency carried out searches at the official and residential premises of the accused," the CBI spokesperson said here.