CBI arrests J&K Govt Official red handed

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CBI arrests J&K Govt Official red handed

The Central Bureau of Investigation have arrested an accused Section Officer of Sheep & Husbandry and Fisheries Section, Agriculture Production Department, Civil Secretariat, Govt. of J&K, Jammu for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant through UPI transaction.

A case was registered on 05.03.2025 by CBI against said accused on allegations that accused demanded a bribe of Rs.5 Lakh from the complainant for issuing / processing the case of his father for appointment as Stock Assistant in the Department, pursuant to Advertisement No. 3 of 2007 of J&K Service Selection Board and CAT Jammu order dated 15.10.2024.

The bribe amount was allegedly negotiated and the accused asked to pay Rs.50,000/- as bribe installment through online UPI and once favorable decision is taken in this regard .

CBI laid a trap on 05.03.2025 and caught the accused after demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000/- from the complainant through online UPI transaction at the said Mobile Number provided by the accused.

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CBI also conducted searches at the residential premises of accused at Jammu.

The accused was subsequently arrested and was produced before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu on 06.03.2025 and the Ld. Court remanded the accused to Judicial Custody for 14 days.