Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 28: Anti-Corruption Bureau today trapped and arrested Nazir Ahmad, Patwari, Zildar Office, Hajin, Irrigation and Flood Control Division, Sumbal, Bandipora for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5000 for not demolishing premises of the complainant.
The complainant, who is resident of village Sadunara, tehsil Hajin, district Bandipora, is running a bike repairing workshop at Sadunara, Yarbalpora, Bandipora. On May 24, 2022, Irrigation and Flood Control Sub-Division, Hajin launched a demolition drive on Irrigation Canal, Galbal, Sadunara . The complainant has fenced about three feet of this irrigation canal land with tin sheets.
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The said Patwari, who was also with this demolition drive, came to his workshop and demanded bribe of Rs 5000 from him for not demolishing his tin sheeted fenced wall. The complainant told him that he was unemployed youth and could not pay this amount on which Patwari insisted that then he would demolish the tin sheeted wall.
Under these compelling circumstances, the complainant approached ACB, which registered case FIR No. 17/2022 in this connection at PS ACB Baramulla and a trap team was constituted.
The team caught the accused official red handed while demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses.
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