Srinagar: Anti-corruption Bureau on Monday said it has arrested an FCI godown owner alongside a weigher for ‘accepting bribe in lieu of unloading a truck’.
“A complainant approached the Anti Corruption Bureau with a written complaint against the office bearers of FCI Godown Chandpora Budgam, were demanding bribe from him for unloading his truck.
The complainant, the ACB statement said, approached the Godown owner, who told him to deposit an amount of ₹1500 into his bank account, while the Weigher told him to pay a bribe of ₹3500 before his truck could be unloaded.
After registering a case, ACB constituted a trap team which caught the accused Weigher red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of ₹3500 from the complainant. The money was recovered from the accused on the spot. The Godown Owner was also held.
The accused Godown owner identified as Abdul Majeed Sheikh, son of Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh of Firdousabad, Batamaloo Srinagar, Proprietor Sheikh Suppliers and Contractors while as weigher has been identified Tajamul Hassan Shah, son of Ghulam Hassan Shah of Dharmuna Budgam, the ACB said.
It said that during investigations, it was revealed that all the drivers were forced to pay bribes before their trucks were unloaded. The drivers on the spot complained that they are extorted money at all the Godowns of FCI especially at Lethpora, and otherwise their trucks are not unloaded timely and are made to wait.
“Almost all the drivers available on the spot have paid some amount to the Godown owner and weigher by one or the other way. Some drivers showed mPay screen shots depicting transfer of ₹3000 each into the bank account of accused Abdul Majeed,” ACB said.
It said Godown owner Ab Majeed Sheikh, is accused in ₹30 crore fraud of J&K Bank. In connection with bank fraud ACB has charge-sheeted the accused in ACB case FIR No. 06/2019 of PS ACB Anantnag, read the ACB statement.
