Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested a Patwari along with his accomplice for demanding and accepting Rs 9000 as a bribe.
ACB official said that it received a written complaint alleging that Jameel Hussain Khan, Patwari, Halqa Baghati-e-Shoor, Eidgah Srinagar was demanding Rs 9,000 as a bribe for issuance of revenue extracts of land in favour of the complainant.
“Upon receiving the instant complaint, prima-facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was established. Consequently, a case FIR No. 15/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up,” ACB said.
During the investigation, ACB said, a trap team was constituted and it laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Jameel Hussain Khan, Patwari while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 9000 along with his accomplice namely Shafat-Ur-Rehman from the complainant.
“Shafat-Ur-Rehman was working as Patwari in the Revenue department and was trapped by ACB while accepting a bribe. He said a case FIR No. 15/2009 PS VOK was registered against him”.
ACB said that both the accused were arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. The bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses.
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