Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau Thursday said it has trapped and arrested a Patwari Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000.
In a statement, the ACB said acting on a written complaint alleging that Ashiq Hussain, Patwari, Halqa Sharifabad, Budgam, is demanding ₹10000 as bribe for online entry in the Revenue records (Jamabandi) in respect of the land of the complainant, a formal case was registered against the accused Revenue official.
During the investigation, a trap team was constituted which caught the Patwari red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of ₹10000 from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot, ACB said, adding that further investigation into the case is going on.
