JAMMU: CBI on Thursday arrested a section officer of sheep & husbandry department in Jammu for demanding a ₹5 lakh bribe to process recruitment-related work, catching him accepting an advance of ₹50,000 via UPI from the complainant.
A local court sent the accused to judicial custody for 14 days.
“The accused demanded a bribe of ₹5 lakh from the complainant for issuing/processing his father’s case for appointment as a stock assistant in sheep & husbandry department. Sleuths laid a trap on Wednesday and caught the accused red-handed after he accepted a bribe of ₹50,000,” CBI said.