SRINAGAR, Aug. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, Rajouri district, Department of Drug & Food Control, Jammu and Kashmir, on charges of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000.

According to officials, the CBI registered a case on August 25 after receiving a complaint that the officer had demanded the bribe from a local shopkeeper. The accused allegedly promised not to collect samples from the shop and to exempt it from inspections for a year in return for the payment.

Acting on the complaint, a trap was laid, and the official was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe. Following the arrest, CBI teams searched the officer's residence, leading to the recovery of...