Srinagar, Oct. 12 -- J&K's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a senior assistant posted at the Sub-Divisional Agriculture Office, Handwara, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 for the release of a subsidy bill under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP).
The accused, identified as Irshad Ahmad Peer, was caught red-handed in a trap laid by the ACB's Baramulla police station following a complaint that he had demanded the money to clear a subsidy bill for a tractor purchased by the complainant's brother under the HADP scheme.
According to the ACB, a discreet verification of the complaint corroborated the allegations of bribe demand. Subsequently, a case was registered on October 12 under Se...