Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 3: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today trapped and later arrested Naib Tehsildar while accepting a bribe North Kashmir.
The ACB said that Bashir Ahmad Hajam, Naib Tehsildar Tangmarg of District Baramulla was nabbed and arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 30000.
Bureau said that it received a complaint alleging therein that the mother of the complainant possesses 12 Kanals of land at Chandil, Tangmarg, Baramulla. Out of the 12 Kanal land, 6 Kanalwere sold by the mother of the complaint.
“The complainant approached revenue officials for the revenue papers. The concerned Patwari had prepared the revenue papers of the said land. For the collection of the revenue extracts (Intikhab), the concerned Naib Tehsildar demanded Rs. 30,000 from the complainant to be paid as bribe money,” the ACB said.
On the receipt of the complaint, the ACB said, case FIR No. 05 u/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act,1988was registered in Police Station ACB North Kashmir.
Subsequently, a trap was laid and the accused Bashir Ahmad Hajam R/o Gandarbal, Naib Tehsildar of Tangmarg, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the complainant. “The accused was arrested and taken in custody by ACB, while as further investigation is in process,” it said.
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