JAMMU: The SVO today arrested an Assistant Labour Commissioner (ALC) for allegedly taking bribes from labourers in Poonch during 2011-12 to register them with the Labour Department.
The then ALC of Poonch, Aziz Ahmed Bhatti, now serving the post in Kishtwar, was taken into custody today. He is presently lodged at the Kishtwar Police Station, a State Vigilance Organisation official said.
Bhatti was arrested to carry out detailed questioning regarding his involvement in the case, he said, adding after getting transit remand he will be brought to Jammu.
A case was registered against Bhatti and other officials of the ALC’s office in Poonch under the J-K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006, last year, the official said.
It was done on the basis of an enquiry by the SVO into the allegations of them demanding and accepting bribes from poor labourers in Poonch during 2011-12 to register them with the Labour Department, the official said. (AGENCIES)
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