Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 3: Anti Corruption Bureau trapped and arrested Bashir Ahmad Hajam, Naib Tehsildar Tangmarg, District Baramulla for accepting bribe of Rs 30000.
He was demanding and accepting bribe for issuance of revenue extracts (Intikhab) to the complainant, who had lodged a written complaint in this regard.
Mother of the complainant possesses 12 Kanals of land at Chandil, Tangmarg, Baramulla. Out of this 12 Kanal land, 6 Kanal were sold by her and the complainant approached Revenue officials for the revenue papers. The concerned Patwari had also 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 a bribe money.
On receipt of the complaint, case FIR number 05, under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB North Kashmir. Subsequently, a trap was laid and the accused Bashir Ahmad Hajam of Gandarbal, Naib Tehsildar of Tangmarg, was caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant.
The accused was arrested and taken in custody by ACB. Further investigation of the case is in process.
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