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Report and pics from Rajtilak Naik in Panaji

Panaji, Oct 14: Director of the Goa State Khadi and village industries Commission S K Kajal was caught red-handed by the CBI team while accepting bribe of Rs45,000 from a contractor in his office in Panaji on Friday.

The state Khadi and VI office in Panaji

S K Kajal is being taken out of his office after the panchanama.

Kajal is seen covering his face, ironically, with a khadi towel, in the CBI jeep

The contractor had complained to the CBI earlier that the director had been demanding money. The CBI, with the help of the contractor, laid a trap and caught the official while accepting the bribe.

Kajal being taken to the CBI custody late in the night

A CBI official locking the Khadi office

The CBI team

After interrogating the director, the CBI team carried out a 'panchanama' late in the night in the Khadi Commission office and thereafter at around 1.45 am he was taken into custody.

The CBI team later searched his residence in Goa and also his native house in Haryana and collected some important documents. When asked about further details the CBI team declined to answer any of the questions.

The official has now been remanded to 4 days' custody.