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| SFC official caught red handed | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Mar 3
State Vigilance Organization today caught red-handed Khalil- ul- Rehman Wani, Field Assistant of State Forest Corporation, (SFC) while accepting bribe of Rs.4000 for release of 50 cfts of timber already sanctioned in favour of the complainant from P.C Depot Srinagar.
One Abdul Rashid Wani S/o Ghulam Qadir Wani R/o Nowgam, Srinagar lodged a written report with P/S VOK alleging therein that following his house collapse he had applied for sanction of 100 cfts of timber through an application forwarded to State Forest Corporation authorities. The SFC authorities, however, sanctioned only 50 cfts of timber in his favour, the cost of which was deposited by him in the office of Range Officer City Range-I Srinagar in the month of November 2007. However, till to date the sanctioned timber was not issued to him. He approached the Range Officer at P.C Depot Srinagar who demanded illegal gratification for issuing the sanctioned timber and asked the complainant to negotiate with his Field Assistant namely Khalil-ul-Rehman who demanded Rs.7500 as illegal gratification (Rs.150/- per cft of sanctioned timber).
FIR No 8/2008 was registered in Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir and investigation taken up. In the course of investigation the officials of State Vigilance Organization laid a successful trap and caught red handed Khalil-ul-Rehman while accepting bribe of Rs.4000 from the complainant in presence of independent witnesses. The tainted money was recovered from his possession and the accused was taken into custody for further investigation. |
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