Jammu, July 17 -- In a significant anti-corruption operation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Department (PWD) after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 for processing compensation related to a house damaged during the execution of a Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road project in Doda district. According to an official spokesperson, the accused officer was serving as an Assistant Engineer with the PWD and was associated with the implementation of PMGSY works in Jammu and Kashmir.
The CBI registered a case on July 16, 2026, after receiving a complaint alleging that the complainant's residential house had suffered d...