| ACB arrests Patwari, Wahabpora-Budgam for demanding bribe of Rs. 1, 65,000 | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 21: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested Bashir Ahmad Dar, Patwari, Halqa Wahabpora, Budgam for demanding bribe of one lakh and sixty five thousand rupees from complainant for issuance of revenue extracts (fard for sale of property).
ACB received a complaint against Patwari, Halqa, Wahabpora, Budgam regarding accepting bribe from complainant of Rs 1, 65,000 for issuance of revenue extracts to the complainant etc. The complainant alleged that he wanted to sell 15 marlas of land situated at Wahabpora, Budgam for which he was in need of revenue extracts for which he approached Patwari concerned who in turn demanded huge bribe from him for issuance of the documents and compelled him to pay Rs one lakh in advance and demanded Rs 65,000 more for the same.
In these circumstances complainant approached ACB for taking legal action against the Patwari. As the contents of the complaint prima facie disclose commission of offence as defined under section 7 of the PC Act 1988 accordingly a case FIR No 19/2022 was registered at PS ACB Srinagar and investigations were started.
Immediately after registration of the case, a trap team was constituted. The team trapped the Patwari Bashir red handed while demanding and accepting bribe from complainant at Beerwah Budgam. The accused Patwari has been arrested on spot and searches were also conducted in the office and residence of the accused. |
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