Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: A Patwari of Halqa Dangam in Shopian was caught red handed by the Vigilance sleuths while accepting bribe.
The accused, identified as Abdul Hai Lone, Patwari Halqa Dangam, Shopian and resident of Nowgam, Shopian was demanding a bribe amount of Rs 5,000 from the complainant Farooq Ahmad Wani of Aliyalpora, Shopian for mutation of a piece of land.
The complainant had lodged a written complaint alleging that the said Patwari was demanding a bribe of Rs 5000 to mutate a chunk of orchard land measuring 13 kanal and 06 marlas situated at Kuchdoora, Shopian in his favour.
On receipt of the complaint, Vigilance Organization registered an FIR and laid a trap. The trap team, headed by Dy SP Mushtaq Ahmad under the supervision of SSP Vigilance Altaf Ahmad Shah, caught the accused Patwari red handed while demanding and accepting Rs 5000 as bribe from the complainant. The tainted money was recovered from the possession of the accused Patwari and he was arrested on the spot.
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