Rajouri/Srinagar: A Revenue officer in Rajouri district has been suspended and a probe ordered against him following allegations of corruption, officials said.
The Jammu Divisional Commissioner, in an order issued on Friday, suspended Darhal Tehsildar Mumtaz Iqbal and attached him in the office of the Rajouri Deputy Commissioner following “the allegation of illegal gratification”.
According to the order, “Pending inquiry into his conduct, Mirza Mumtaz Iqbal, Tehsildar Darhal, is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect in terms of Rule 31 of J-K Civil Services (CC&A) Rules of 1995 and shall remain attached in the office of deputy commissioner, Rajouri.”
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Nowshera) Kartar Singh has been appointed as inquiry officer and directed to submit a detailed report within 15 days.
Meanwhile, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) at Police Station Charar-e-Sharief in Budgam has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Special Judge of the Anti-Corruption Court in Srinagar over allegations of demanding and accepting bribes.
In addition to the jail time, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, has also been ordered to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 under each offence. If he fails to pay the fine, he will be subjected to an additional month of imprisonment under each offence.
The case dates back to September 19, 2008 when a complaint was lodged by a resident of Charar-e-Sharief, Budgam, claiming that Shah had intercepted him while he was transporting three quintals of rice and demanded a bribe of Rs 500.
Shah accepted the bribe and returned only two quintals of rice, keeping one quintal for himself. He then demanded an additional Rs 1,000 bribe, which the complainant reduced to Rs 500.
The complainant informed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which laid a trap and caught Shah red-handed while accepting the bribe. The tainted money was recovered from his possession.
