CBI detains college lecturer in connection with bribery scheme involving Rs. 2.3 lakh

A lecturer at the Govt. Polytechnic College in Jammu and the Chief Accounts Officer (KAS) of the Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation have been detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with a bribery scheme involving Rs. 2.3 lakh.

A complaint was filed against the accused alleging that the Chief Accounts Officer of the J & K Tourism Development Corporation demanded a bribe of Rs. 2.3 lakh from the Complainant through a Lecturer at the Govt. Polytechnic College in Jammu in exchange for processing payment for the bills submitted by the Complainant’s company.

When the accused demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs. 2.3 lakh from the complainant, the CBI set a trap and caught him in the act. At the accused’s place of employment and residence, searches are being carried out.

The two apprehended suspects will appear before the Jammu court’s special judge tomorrow.