The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has arrested two government officials in Gujarat and Maharashtra in two separate bribery cases, following successful trap operations.

In the first case, CBI acted on a complaint against Ashokkumar Jadav, Auditor/Personnel of the Integrated Financial Advisor (IFA), Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Gandhinagar.

The complainant, a proprietor of a private company, alleged that Jadav demanded a bribe of Rs 4 lakh -- about 2 per cent of a Rs 2.5 crore bid value -- for clearing a supply order related to CCTV equipment for the Air Force base in Pune.

On September 30, CBI laid a trap and caught Jadav while accepting Rs 3.5 lakh from the complainant. He was immediately arrested.

The accused was produced before a special ju

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