Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 12: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today said to have produced a charge sheet against a Police Sub-Inspector, posted at police station Batamaloo for demanding a bribe.
The ACB in this regard said that a charge sheet was filed in Case FIR No: 09/2020 PS ACB Srinagar against the accused public servant namely Farooq Ahmad Abassi R/o Boniyar, Baramulla, in the Court of Special Anti-corruption Judge Srinagar.
“The instant case was registered based on a written complaint alleging that Farooq Ahmad Abassi S/o Mohammad Akbar R/o Boniyar, Baramulla, Sub Inspector In J&K Police, then posted in P/S Batamaloo demanded a bribe of Rs 3,000 from the complainant in lieu of returning the documents of Vehicle bearing Registration No. JK22A-2900 belonging to the complainant which had been retained by the Police Official,” the ACB said.
Before paying the said amount to the accused, ACB said, the complainant brought a written complaint along with Rs 3,000 thereby requesting for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law.
“The trap team of ACB laid a successful trap in which accused namely Farooq Ahmad Abassi R/o Boniyar, Baramulla, the then Sub Inspector J&K Police Department was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe amounting Rs 3,000 from the complainant and investigation of the case was taken up,” ACB said.
On the strength of facts and circumstances together with cogent evidence brought on record, ACB said, the investigation has established the commission of offence u/s 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as proved against the accused public servant and after the accord sanction for prosecution by the Government, the charge sheet of the case was produced before the Court of Special Judge Anti-corruption Judge Srinagar on today for Judicial determination.
“The next date of hearing has been fixed on 06.06.2022,” ACB said.
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