Srinagar, Sept 19 (KDC): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer in Srinagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000.
Officials identified the accused as Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Ahad Bhat, presently posted as State Sales Tax Officer at the Silk Factory office in Solina,. He was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe inside his office premises.
Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the arrest was made after a complaint was received against the officer. Acting on the inputs, CBI sleuths laid a trap and apprehended Bhat immediately after the transaction. The bribe money was also recovered on the spot.
“A case has been registered and further investigation is underway to determine whether the accused was involved in other such instances of corruption,” a senior CBI official told KDC. (KDC)
