New Delhi, Sep 12: The CBI on Thursday arrested a section officer of the Home Ministry for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs 16 lakh to a senior agency officer for influencing a case, officials said.

The agency arrested Dheeraj Singh, a section officer in the ministry, who deals with empanelment of IPS officers, they said.

The agency caught Singh with about Rs 70 lakh in cash, they said.

PTI