ANANTNAG, Feb 16: Anti-Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant alleged that Sarpanch Khulchohar, District Anantnag Mst. Hafiza Begum W/o Ghulam Qadir Kumar resident of Kulhchohar, Block Shangus, Anantnag has demanded ₹6500 on account of approving work files related to works executed under MGNREGA, 14 FC and SBM through the office of BDO Shangus.
Upon receiving the instant complaint prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out. Consequently, case FIR No. 03/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Anantnag.
Subsequently, a trap team was constituted. The trap team caught Mst. Hafiza Begum W/o Ghulam Qadir Kumar, R/o Kulhchohar, Block Shangus, Anantnag while demanding and accepting bribe of ₹6500/- from the complainant. She was arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. The bribe money was also recovered from her possession in presence of independent witnesses.
Further investigations of the case is going on.
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