ACB arrests revenue official while accepting money in Budgam
Srinagar, Oct 5: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a revenue official identified as Ashiq Hussain, (Patwari), Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of ₹10000 for making entry in revenue records, a spokesman of the ACB said.
He said that ACB received a written complaint wherein it was alleged that Ashiq Hussain, Patwari, Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam, is demanding ₹10000 as bribe for online entry in the Revenue records i.e Jamabandi in respect of the land of the complainant. The complainant approached Anti-Corruption Bureau with a written complaint for taking legal action against the accused public servant under relevant provisions of law.
“On receipt of the complaint a case FIR No. 21/2023 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered in police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up,” the spokesman said.
He said that during the course of investigation a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant Ashiq Hussain, Patwari, Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of ₹10000 from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot after completing all formalities, the spokesman added.
