Jammu, March 22 -- A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Forest Guard of Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department, Billawar Zonal Office, District Kathua, for demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant.

Official spokesman on Saturday said that a case was registered by CBI against the accused on the allegations that he demanded a bribe of Rs. 35000/- from the complainant for allowing the complainant for smooth execution of contract work i.e. construction and repair of road and release of key of JCB Machine forcibly taken by accused.

The CBI laid a trap and caught accused Forest Guard, red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.35,000/- from the complainant. Later, accused identified as Vipin Pathania,...