| J&K ACB produces charge-sheet against ex-corporator, husband in trap case | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 9: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday produced charge-sheet in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu against then Corporator and her husband for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 10,000 for issuance of Mulba Clearance Certificate of the works done by the complainant, required for making payments.
The official spokesman said that the instant case was registered on the basis of a complaint alleging therein that the complainant approached Jyoti Devi, then Corporator of Ward No. 53 Trikuta Nagar Jammu, who demanded an amount of Rs 10,000 as bribe for issuance of Mulba Clearance Certificate of the works done by the complainant and further asked him to contact her husband namely Sham Lal for payment of bribe money.
However, the complainant chose not to pay bribe and instead approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant.
On receipt of the complaint, he said that a discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand by the Corporator concerned and a csse was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation of the case was taken up.
During the course of investigation, the spokesman said that a trap team was constituted.
"The team laid a successful trap and caught accused Corporator and her husband namely Sham Lal red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from the complainant," he said adding that both the accused persons were arrested on the spot by the ACB team and the bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.
After the completion of investigation of the case as proved and receipt of prosecution sanction against the accused, accorded by the Government, charge-sheet against both the accused has been produced in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, which has transferred the instant case to the Court of Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu for judicial determination. |
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