ACB traps DD Agriculture, tout; Rs 50,000 recovered

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 1: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Srinagar, trapped Deputy Director Agriculture Law Enforcement Naseer Ahmad Khan along-with his tout while demanding and accepting illegal gratification.

The ACB, in a statement, said that it received a written complaint alleging that accused public servant Naseer Ahmad has demanded a bribe of Rs 2.0 lakh from seed dealer for allowing the complainant to sell plant seeds at his shop.

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"Under compulsion the complainant had already paid the bribe amount of Rs1.0 lakh. Following negotiations, the further amount was to be paid in two instalments of Rs 50000 each," the statement said.

As the complainant was unwilling to pay the bribe, the, thus, approached the ACB and requested legal action against the accused public servant.

"Upon receipt of the complaint, the allegations were verified and the verification prima facie established the illegal gratification of Rs 2.0 lakh. Accordingly, Case FIR No. 16/2026 under Section 7, 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 & Section 61(2)BNS, was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar, and investigation was taken up," the statement said.

Accordingly, on 30/09/2026, a trap team was constituted to lay a trap. During the trap proceedings, the accused public servant, Naseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Director Agriculture Law Enforcement along with his tout Mohd Owais Bhat R/o Qamarwari, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting Rs. 50,000 as illegal gratification from the complainant. Both the accused public servant as well as his tout were arrested on spot.

The tainted bribe money of Rs 50000 was recovered from their possession on spot. Both accused persons were subjected to medico-legal formalities and have been lodged in Police Station Shaheed Gunj, Srinagar, for safe custody.

Further investigation in the case is in progress.