Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 1: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested Assistant Executive Engineer (REW) Boniyar, Baramulla for demanding and accepting a bribe for the release of CDR.
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As per ACB, it received a complaint alleging therein that Ravinder Singh, Assistant Executive Engineer, Rural Development Department (REW), Boniyar, Baramulla is demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 for releasing CDR amount.
“The complainant alleged that he is a contractor and works in development-related works of Boniyar Baramulla. The CDR was deposited by the complainant for work named “Upgradation & Extension of Javid Link Road I Panchayat Halqa Nowshera (B) of Block Boniyar”.”
On completion of the work, the ACB said, the complainant applied for the release of CDR, and his application was endorsed to Assistant Executive Engineer Concerned by Block Development Officer, Boniyar.
But concerned Assistant Executive Engineer demanded a bribe of Rs 4000for processing his application for release of CDR.
Since the contents of the complaint disclose a demand for a bribe by the alleged accused public servant, the ACB said, accordingly Case FIR No 23/2022 was registered at PS ACB Baramulla and investigations started.
“During the investigation, a trap team was constituted. It arrested Assistant Executive Engineer (REW) Boniyar namely Ravinder Singh while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 from the complainant in presence of independent witnesses outside the office of Executive Engineer (REW), Baramulla.
The ACB said that the bribe amount and the documents of the complainant were recovered from the possession of the accused Assistant Executive Engineer (REW) Boniyar namely Ravinder Singh S/o Kirpal Singh R/o Kanispora Baramulla. “Further investigation is going on,” the ACB said.
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