Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 20: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested Assistant Engineer, Rural Development Department (REW), Sub-Division Awantipora, Pulwama, for demanding and accepting a bribe for releasing payment
ACB said that it received a complaint alleging therein that Mushtaq Ahmad Najar, Assistant Engineer Rural Development Department (REW), Sub-Division Awantipora, Pulwama, was demanding a bribe of Rs 2,000 for releasing CDR amount of Rs 7,000.
“The complainant alleged that he is a contractor and works in development-related works of Block Awantipora, Pulwama. The said CDR was deposited by the complainant for work named ‘Improvement of walling/ Gate around Panchayat Ghar at Dangerpora Padgampora, Pulwama,” the ACB said.
As per ACB, since the contents of the complaint disclose the demand of bribe by the alleged accused public servant namely Mushtaq Ahmad Najar S/o Habibullah R/o Mirdanter, Anantnag, posted as Assistant Engineer, Rural Development Department (REW), Sub-Division Awantipora, Pulwama, accordingly Case FIR No 13/2022 was registered at PS ACB Anantnag and investigations started. During the investigation, a trap team was constituted.
“The team caught the accused official red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 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,” ACB said, adding further investigation is going on.
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