Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 3: The Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint, alleging that Majid Choudhary, Tehsildar Pantha Chowk, Srinagar and his office clerk Peer Waseem Ahmad are demanding Rs 1.61 lakh as bribe for issuing the revenue records in favour of the complainant.
The complainant pleaded for justice and the duo officers settled that bribe amount be paid in installments and asked the complainants to pay Rs 1.20 lakh as 1st installment. However, before paying the bribe amount to the accused persons, the complainants approached before Anti Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servants under law.
On receipt of the complaint, a Case was registered at PS ACB Srinagar and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, a trap was team constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed the Tehsildar and his office clerk while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs 1.20 lakh from the complainant as first instalment of Rs 1.61 Lakh.
They were arrested on the spot by the ACB team. The official vehicle JK01AL 8277 (Bolero) used by the duo for accepting bribe was also seized by the ACB.
The bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses. Subsequently searches were carried out at different locations associated with the accused.
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