Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 23

The Central Bureau of Investigation, on Saturday, day filed a chargesheet before the Special Judge in Jammu against a Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical (E&M)), Military Engineer Services (MES), Udhampur, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000.

In an official release, the anti-corruption probe agency said it had registered a case against the Junior Engineer on a complaint alleging that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant for not removing him from his contractual job.

“The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant. The arrested accused was produced before the competent court,” it said, adding that after investigation, a chargesheet was filed against the accused.

In the official release, the CBI, however, noted that the public is “reminded that the above findings are based on the investigation done by the CBI and evidence collected by it”. It further said: “Under the Indian Law, the accused are presumed to be innocent till their guilt is finally established after a fair trial.”