Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], March 9 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant garrison engineer (AGE) of the Military Engineer Services (MES) at Jalipa Military Station in Rajasthan's Barmer for accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from the complainant, the agency said in a statement on Friday.

According to the statement, a case was registered on a complaint against the said accused on allegations of demanding bribe of Rs 8,000 from a contractual employee to facilitate his duties.

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Following the complaint, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from the complainant, it said.

Further, a search was carried out at the residential premises of the accused at Jalipa (Barmer).

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The accused will be produced before the Special Court, CBI cases, Jodhpur. Investigation is continuing, the agency added. (ANI)

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