Srinagar, 13 July (H.S.): Jammu and Kashmir’s Anti-Corruption Bureau today arrested an employee of revenue department in Budgam district while allegedly accepting bribe

ACB said they received a written complaint alleging therein that Patwari Halqa Humchipora, Budgam Tahir Jan Malla was demanding a bribe of Rs 2000 each for two sale deeds for affecting the mutation (Intiqal) of land situated at Alamnaag Khag, Budgam in favour of the complaint through the online system.

The complainant approached ACB with a written complaint, requesting legal action against the accused public servant under relevant provisions of law.

ACB said on receipt of the complaint, discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand of bribe by the accused public servant.

Accordingly, a case was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation was taken up.

“During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs 2,000 from the complainant,” ACB said.

After completing all necessary medico-legal formalities, the accused public servant was taken in custody. Further investigation in the case is going on, the ACB said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar