Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 24: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today trapped and later arrested a Head Constable of Police Station Qazigund Anantnag for demanding and accepting a bribe.
ACB said that it received a complaint alleging therein that the complainant was granted conditional bail in an FIR lodged against him in Police Station Qazigund Anantnag by the competent court which was expiring on 25.8.2021.
However, Bureau said, the investigating officer of the case Head Constable Mohd Yousuf of Police Station Qazigund was demanding Rs. 10000 from him for providing a favourable report to be submitted before the court.
“The complainant requested the accused HC negotiated the deal for Rs. 5000 which was demanded to be paid in the police station,” the ACB said.
As per the ACB, the complainant, approached the Anti Corruption Bureau, with a written complaint and based on the complaint, a case FIR No.06 of 2021 under Section 7 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Anantnag and the investigation was taken up.
“A trap team was constituted. The trap team laid a successful trap and during the process caught the accused HC Mohd Yousuf while accepting the bribe money of Rs. 5000 from the complainant in Police Station Qazigund Anantnag. The amount of bribe was also recovered on the spot. The Head Constable was arrested and taken in custody,” the ACB said, adding further investigation in the case is going on.
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