Jammu: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a coporator and her husband in Jammu for accepting bribe for issuance of Mulba Clearance certificate.
A spokesman of ACB said that Jyoti Devi, corporator, Ward No.53 of Jammu Municipal Corporation and her husband Sham Lal were arrested while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000 for issuance of Mulba Clearance Certificate.
Giving details, the spokesman said that ACB received a complaint in writing wherein the complainant stated that he is a contractor by profession and have been allotted contract work for upgradation of the open area along the main road near Master Mind Classes by Pre-cast of paver tiles and upgradation of open area along main road near easy day at Ward No. 53 Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
“The complainant stated that he has completed construction of allotted work and final payment of the same is pending with JMC Division IV. For making final payment there is a requirement of mulba clearance certificate from the concerned corporator, for which he approached the corporator of Ward No. 53 namely Jyoti Devi who demanded an amount of Rs. 10,000/- as bribe for issuance of the certificate and asked the complainant to contact her husband for payment of bribe money,” the spokesman said.
He said that upon receiving the complaint and verifying it, a case FIR No. 10/2022 P/S ACB-J U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and 120-B IPC was registered at PS ACB-Jammu.
“A trap team was constituted where upon the accused Sham Lal was caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000/- on behalf of his wife Jyoti Devi corporator of Ward No. 53 from the complainant. Both the accused persons were taken into custody on the spot. Searches at the residential house of the accused persons were also conducted,” said the spokesman.
