MC Contractor’s worker held for extortion

Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI. May 11: Police today arrested an employee working for the contractor having contract for collection of Municipal Tax from passengers and goods carrier vehicles.
Reports said on the directions of SSP Rajouri, Dr. Haseeb Mughal, a team led by SHO Rajouri, Yashpal Singh laid a trap at Salani bridge and arrested the employee working for the contractor. There is strict restriction on collection of Toll tax from the vehicles which ply on Jammu Rajouri Poonch highway as it doesnot come in the jurisdiction of Municipal Committee and committee is not authorized for collecting tax on highway.
However, despite restrictions, said contractor was extorting money on the name of tax from the vehicles which ply on the highway.
The arrested person was identified Mohammad Asif, son of Khadam Hussain, resident of Godar Kalakote.