Official in Naib Tehsildar office caught accepting bribe

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, July 12: Anti Corruption Bureau today trapped Prism Man in the office of Naib Tehsildar Udhampur for accepting bribe for issuance of SC certificate to the complainant.
The accused, namely Raj Kumar was caught red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1300 following which the ACB team also conducted searches in the office of Naib Tehsildar. Further investigation into the case is going on.
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The complainant had applied to the Naib Tehsildar Udhampur for issuing SC certificate in his favour as well as in the name of his son. However, the Prism man Raj Kumar, posted as dealing clerk in the office of Naib Tehsildar Udhampur, demanded Rs 10,000/- from the complainant for getting his file cleared of SC certificate. After negotiation, the accused Raj Kumar asked the complainant to pay an amount of Rs. 5000/- to him and get his file cleared for issuing SC certificate.
As the complainant lodged a written complaint against the accused public servant at P/S ACB Udhampur, a case FIR number 02/2022 was registered and a trap team was constituted. During the trap, accused Raj Kumar, Prism man of Naib Tehsildar office Udhampur was caught red handed while demanding and accepting of Rs 1300/- from the complainant for issuing SC certificate to him.