Jhunjhunu: Dr Deepak Agrawal, joint director of animal husbandry department in Sikar, was Saturday caught red-handed by an ACB team from Jaipur taking a bribe of Rs 25,000. Additional SP of ACB Special Unit II Jaipur, Mahavir Sharma, stated that an employee of animal husbandry department had filed a complaint against Dr Agrawal for demanding a bribe. The complainant said Dr Agrawal was harassing him by demanding a monthly bribe and an additional amount for facilitating his transfer to a desired location.Sharma said that Dr Agrawal initially demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000, but the deal was settled at Rs 25,000. After verifying the complaint, the ACB team conducted a trap operation and arrested Dr Agrawal while he was accepting the bribe. Sharma said the complainant had reported that Dr Agrawal used to mark employees absent in the attendance register and subsequently withhold their salaries. He would then demand a monthly bribe to process their salaries. If his demands were not met, he used his influence to transfer employees. Dr Agrawal transferred several employees and was also allegedly given charge as joint director against the rules, Sharma said.
