Agriculture Dept official caught red-handed accepting Rs 40,000 bribe in Handwara
Jammu, Oct. 12 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 12 (KNS) : A senior assistant posted at the Sub Division Agriculture Office in Handwara was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 for releasing a pending subsidy bill, officials said on Monday. The accused, Irshad Ahmad Peer, was arrested following a trap laid by the ACB's Baramulla unit, they said. Acting on a written complaint that a subsidy bill for a tractor - availed by the complainant's brother under the HADP scheme - was pending with Peer, who had demanded Rs 40,000 for its release, the ACB conducted a discreet verification in which the bribery allegations were found to be true, officials said. A case (FIR No.06/2026) under Se...
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