Jammu and Kashmir’s Anti-Corruption Bureau issued details on October 1 of an alleged bribery trap involving an agriculture official and an alleged intermediary. PTI and Kashmir News Observer dated the operation to Wednesday, September 30. Kashmir Despatch had reported an arrest that day; the new statement added the alleged payment and complaint details.
The bureau alleges that Deputy Director of Agriculture Law Enforcement Naseer Ahmad Khan and Mohd Owais Bhat were involved in receiving fifty thousand rupees from a seed dealer. The complaint alleged a demand of two lakh rupees for permission to sell seeds, with one lakh already paid and the remainder sought in two instalments. The alleged prior payment is part of the complainant’s account, not an independently established finding.
ACB says it registered a corruption and conspiracy case, recovered the marked money and continued its investigation. These statements describe the agency’s allegations and reported actions. The available accounts did not include a substantive defence response or a court ruling establishing guilt. The October 1 disclosure should not be read as saying the trap itself happened on Thursday.