Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today trapped and arrested Ashiq Hussain, Patwari of Sharifabad, in Budgam for accepting bribe.
A spokesman of the ACB said that the Bureau received a written complaint wherein it was alleged that Ashiq Hussain, Patwari, Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam, is demanding Rs. 10000 as bribe for online entry in the Revenue records (Jamabandi) in respect of the land of the complainant.
The complainant approached Anti-Corruption Bureau with a written complaint for taking legal action against the accused public servant under relevant provisions of law.
On receipt of the complaint, Case FIR No. 21/2023 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up.
During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted and the team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant Ashiq Hussain, Patwari, Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs. 10000 from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot after completion of all formalities.
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