Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 4: Additional Sessions Judge Anticorruption Jammu, Sanjay Parihar today framed charges under Prevention of Corruption Act against Patwari Balwan Singh, son of Bacchittar Singh of Surinsar, who was caught red-handed by the Vigilance Organization while accepting Rs 5000 from the complainant.
According to the Vigilance case, one Sardari Lal lodged a written complaint stating therein that the complainant had applied for Nakal Jamabandi of his 8 kanals of land situated at village Ladore. However, Patwari Balwan Singh demanded Rs 5000 as bribe from the complainant for issuance of the Nakal Jamabandi.
On the basis of complaint, Vigilance Organization registered a case and laid a trap during which the accused official was caught red handed while demanding and accepting phenolphthalein dusted amount of Rs 5000 from the complainant. After completion of investigation ,challan was presented in the Court.
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