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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested two persons -- a Jammu and Kashmir government official, and a lecturer -- in a bribe case.
The arrested individuals have been identified as -- Sajad Ahmad, chief accounts officer, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and Shokat Ali, lecturer at Polytechnic College, Jammu. Ahmad demanded a bribe of Rs 2.3 lakh through Ali from a man for processing payment regarding the bills submitted by his firm. "The case was registered on the basis of a complaint against the accused," a CBI official said. The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.3 lakh from the complainant. "Searches were conducted at the official and residential premises of the accused," a CBI official said. Both the accused will be presented at a Jammu court on February 9. --IANS atk/prw/pgh ( 154 Words) 2023-02-08-21:48:02 (IANS)
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