Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Apr 4: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught an Investigating Officer (IO) of the J&K Police in Rajouri for accepting and demanding Rs 10,000 as bribe today.
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The arrested IO has been identified as, Head Constable Mohd Alyas of Police Station Thannamandi, in Rajouri. A case FIR No. 26/2026 was registered in Police Station Thanamandi against him.
The ACB also registered a formal case against Mohd Alyas, posted in Police Station Thanamandi vide FIR No. 05/2026 at P/S ACB Rajouri u/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) on 04.04.2026 on the basis of a complaint alleging therein that on 13.03.2026 complainant alongwith his family was travelling to Shahdara Sharief Thanamandi in his vehicle (Eecho) and met with an accident near Thanamandi. Due to which, his family members got injured and his vehicle was also damaged.
During investigation of the case vehicle of the complainant was seized by the IO namely Mohd Alyas of PS Thanamandi and when complainant met with the IO of the case Mohd Alyas for release of his vehicle he demanded Rs 20,000 as bribe for release of vehicle and pressurized him to give Rs 20, 000 otherwise, he would not release his vehicle. Due to pressure and fear, complainant gave Rs. 5000 to the said IO. But again IO Alyas started harassing and threatening complainant to give Rs. 15000 for release of his vehicle which subsequently was negotiated to Rs.10000.
The complainant upon being harassed and forced to pay illegal gratification to the above named suspect official, he approached and lodged a written complaint in Police Station ACB Rajouri for taking legal action against the above named suspect officials. After registration of the case, a team of officers/officials of ACB P/S Rajouri was constituted to lay a trap and ACB team caught red handed accused Mohd Alyas, posted in Police Station Thanamandi while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant and arrested him on the spot.
Subsequently, searches were also conducted in the residential house of accused persons situated at Rajouri. Further investigation in the case is going on.
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