ACB charge-sheets ex-AE BDO Office Chadoora
Arrests Patwari, Chowkdar in bribery case
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday presented a chargesheet against the then Assistant Engineer BDO Office Suresyar Chadoora in a trap case. Meanwhile, a Patwari and a Chowkdar were arrested by the anti-graft body in a bribery case.
Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau said that it presented Charge-sheet in case FIR No. 25/2023 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 of Police Station ACB Srinagar Kashmir against accused public servant namely Tanveer Ahmad Dar, then Assistant Engineer BDO office Suresyar Chadoora, in a bribery case before the Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar.
“The FIR was registered on 21-12-2023 on a written complaint alleging therein that aforesaid accused demanded Rs 2,000 as bribe for clearing of NREGA Bills. A trap was laid down and the accused was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 2000 as bribe from the complainant,” a statement issued by the organisation said.
It also said that the bribe money was recovered on spot and chemical tests later confirmed the presence of phenolphthalein on the accused’s hands.
“Based on the facts and circumstances together with cogent evidences brought on record, the investigation established the commission of offence u/s 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the accused public servant namely Tanveer Ahmad Dar, then Assistant Engineer BDO office Suresyar Chadoora,” it said.
The ACB statement also said that after obtaining the requisite sanction for prosecution from the Govt. the charge-sheet has been presented before the Court of Additional Special Anti-Corruption Judge Srinagar, today on 04 December 2025 for judicial determination.
Meanwhile, the ACB registered a case against a Patwari and Chokidar from revenue department for demanding and accepting illegal gratification from the complainant.
Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau in a statement said that it registered a case FIR No. 03/2025 u/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and section 61(2) BNS, 2023 against public servants identified as Ganderab Singh, Patwari, Patwar Halqa, Thalora Tehsil Majalta, District Udhampur and Kuldeep Kumar, Chowkidar for demanding and accepting illegal gratification from the complainant.
“The said accused public servant demanded the bribe amounting to Rs 10,000 from the complainant for correction of his name in the revenue record. Since, the complainant didn’t want to pay bribe and approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law,” it said.
It also said that “On receipt of the compliant, a discreet verification was conducted, which corroborated the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case FIR No. 03/2025 u/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption, Act, 1988 and section 61(2) BNS, 2023 was registered at P/S ACB Udhampur and investigation was taken-up.”
“During the course of investigation, a trap team headed by Dy. SP rank Officer was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and both accused public servants were caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses. Both the accused were arrested on the spot by the ACB team after following due process of law,” reads the statement.
ACB further said that the bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.
“Moreover, search was also conducted in the accommodation of the accused Patwari, situated at Khoon, Majalta Udhampur, in presence of Magistrate,” the statement added.
