Patwari caught red handed

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 8: Vigilance Organsiation caught red handed Ashiq Ali Khan S/o Ghulam Rasool Khan R/o Panner Jageer Tral, Patwari Halqa Karewa Damander Tehsil Chadoora while demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant Fayaz Ahmad Ganie S/o Ghulam Mohammad Ganie R/o Handal Bagh Kralapora, Tehsil Chadoora.
Fayaz Ahmad Ganie lodged a written complaint with Vigilance Organsiation Kashmir alleging therein that Patwari Halqa Karewa Damander Tehsil Chadoora is demanding an amount of Rs 2500 as illegal gratification for the making the entries in the revenue records.
Brief facts of the case are that one Manzoor Ahmad Aiyam S/o Mohammad Shaban Aiyam R/o Haiderpora managed papers of land fraudulently on his name which is under the possession / cultivation of the complainant since decades. In this behalf the complainant had approached Tehsildar concerned for making correction in the papers. The Tehsildar endorsed the application to Patwari concerned for required correctness in the records.
On the basis of said complaint, case FIR No.19/2013 U/S 5(2) P.C.Act 2006, r/w 161 RPC P/S VOK was registered and investigation taken up.
During investigation the officials of Vigilance Organisation laid a trap and accused Ashiq Ali Khan, Patwari Halqa Karewa Damander Tehsil Chadoora, was caught red handed while demanding and accepting phenolphthalein dusted amount of Rs 2500 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses. The tainted money was recovered from his possession and the accused was taken into custody for further investigation.