NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested a man who allegedly met private individuals at the Tamil Nadu Bhavan here and demanded costly gifts posing as a joint director of the agency, officials said. The arrested, identified as Visakhapatnam-resident Kovvi Reddy Srinivas Rao, allegedly demanded gifts from private individuals assuring them of lobbying with unidentified public servants on their behalf for getting favourable response in various matters, including in cases registered by different central investigative agencies, they said. It is alleged that Rao posing as senior IPS officer allegedly met 6 persons after coming to the national capital on Nov 22 on various occasions, allegedly offering them favourable outcome in various matters pending before government authorities, they said. From offering employment to allowing entry of goods vehicles during no-entry hours in the NCR, Rao assured solutions, they said.