Shivam Bakshi
Jammu, Oct 6 (NVI): The CBI has arrested a fireman posted under the Assistant Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Udhampur, for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe for processing and issuing a fire safety NOC for a hotel in Katra, officials said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case on Tuesday following a complaint alleging that the accused had demanded Rs 40,000 from the complainant for processing and issuance of the NOC, it said in a statement.
After negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs 15,000, the agency said.
The CBI subsequently laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while allegedly demanding and accepting the bribe from the complainant, it said.
Further investigation in the case is underway, the agency said.—(NVI)
