Two forest officials held for taking bribe

Two forest department officials were arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to release pending bills to a contractor in Kathua district on Saturday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau official said. Forester Rashpaul Singh and forest guard Avdesh Singh were caught red-handed while...

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Jammu, Updated At : 07:14 AM Sep 15, 2024 IST

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Two forest department officials were arrested for allegedly taking a bribe to release pending bills to a contractor in Kathua district on Saturday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau official said.

Forester Rashpaul Singh and forest guard Avdesh Singh were caught red-handed while taking an illegal gratification of Rs 15,000 to release pending payment of more than Rs 2.81 lakh to a contractor who had executed fencing work, plantation, pit planting and patch sowing in the Budhi block forest range, the official said.

Two forest officials held for taking bribe

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