3 ARTO employees held in bribery case

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 10: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested three employees at the Assistant Regional Transport Office (ARTO) in Sopore in Baramulla district for accepting bribe.
An official said that three employees at ARTO Sopore were arrested for taking bribe from the public visiting the office for obtaining Driving License, NOC and Registration of vehicles.

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There were a number of complaints pouring in from the public against these employees in connivance with various touts they were indulging in corrupt practices.
The arrested employees were identified as Aijaz Ahmed Mir, Farooq Ahmed Wagay and Mohammad Ashraf Dar.
Besides the arrest of three employees, documents were also seized.
“The trio has been sent to custody and are scheduled to be produced before the court of Anti Corruption tomorrow for remand,” said an ACB official.