Bandipora, Nov 12th :
Intensifying its anti-corruption drive, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday apprehended a government engineer and an alleged intermediary during an operation in Bandipora district.
According to official sources, an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department, identified as Muhammad Rafeeq, a resident of Baramulla and presently posted in Arin Block, was taken into custody along with an alleged middleman.
The arrests were effected during an ACB operation at C.A. Khan in Bandipora, where the investigating agency also recovered ₹8,000 from the spot.
The alleged role of the intermediary and the precise circumstances culminating in the arrests are yet to be officially elaborated.
Further details are awaited as the matter proceeds through the investigative process.