SNS KASHMIR
SRINAGAR, APRIL ,11 :
Srinagar along with Shafat-Ur-Rehman, retired Patwari, convicted in earlier trap case of ACB for demanding and accepting bribe of ₹9,000 from complainant for issuance of revenue extracts.
Srinagar:Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging that Jameel Hussain Khan, Patwari, Halqa Baghati-E-Shoor, Eidgah Srinagar is demanding ₹ 9,000/- as bribe for issuance of revenue extracts of land in favour of the complainant.
- Upon receiving the instant complaint, prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out. Consequently, case FIR No. 15/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up.
- During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Jameel Hussain Khan, Patwari, Halqa Baghati-E-Shoor, Eidgah Srinagar while demanding and accepting bribe amount of ₹9000/- through his accomplice namely Shafat-Ur-Rehman from the complainant. Shafat-Ur-Rehman was working as Patwari in Revenue department and was trapped by ACB while accepting bribe. A case FIR No. 15/2009 PS VOK was registered against him. He was convicted by lower court in that case.
- Both the accused were arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. The bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses.
- Further investigation into the case is on.