SRINAGAR: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer (SDAO), an Agricultural Extension Assistant (AEA) and a private person in an alleged bribery case involving the release of subsidy under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) in Jammu and Kashmir.
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According to the CBI, the case was registered on September 19 following a complaint alleging that the SDAO of the J&K Agriculture Department had demanded Rs 35,000 from the complainant for releasing the subsidy under the HADP scheme.
The CBI said the SDAO had allegedly directed the complainant to hand over the bribe either to the AEA or to a private person.
Following the complaint, the agency laid a trap and caught the AEA and the private person allegedly while demanding and accepting Rs 15,000 from the complainant.
The SDAO was subsequently arrested from his residence, the CBI said.
Further investigation in the case is underway.