Revenue official caught red-handed while accepting Rs 5,000 bribe in Udhampur
JAMMU, Jan 6 (PTI): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a revenue official in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe for the issuance of land documents, an official said.
The ACB has registered a case against the public servant, identified as Pardhan Singh, Patwari of Patwar Halqa Laddha in Moungri tehsil of Udhampur district, and the concerned Girdawar (land officer) for demanding illegal gratification from a complainant, the official said.
According to the ACB, the accused patwari had demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant for effecting a ‘Virasati Intkal’ (land registration document) and providing its certified copy.
