Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an accused Senior Statistical Officer of National Statistical Survey Office (NSSO), Belapur, Navi Mumbai for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000/- from the complainant in his wife’s account through G-Pay. CBI registered a case on 10.02.2025 against said accused on allegations that complainant is Director of private firm at Bhandup and his father is also a proprietor of another private company at Byculla. The firms deal in manufacturing Plastic Files and Folders. It was alleged that Complainant received total 09 notices on different dates (01.10.2024, 26.11.2024 and 24.12.2024) for filing the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) Returns. The accused Public Servant demanded Rs. 10,000/- from the complainant for helping and filing the Annual Survey of Industries with his office.  The accused allegedly harassed the complainant for filing the Annual Survey of Industries returns. It was revealed that the complainant had transferred, on the insistence of accused, an amount of Rs. 10,000/- through G-pay in the account of wife of accused. Later, the accused was arrested on 10.02.2025 and produced before the competent Court on 11.02.2025 The Court sent him to Police custody remand for 2 days till 13.02. 2025. Investigation is continuing.