Reyaz Rashid
Kupwara: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested Patwari Abdul Aziz Dar from Halqa Mugalpora, tehsil and district Kupwara for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹15,000 from the complainant for providing revenue extracts.
ACB team received a complaint, wherein the complainant alleged that Abdul Aziz Dar, Patwari of Halqa Mufalpora, tehsil and district Kupwara is demanding bribe for providing revenue extracts, spokesman of ACB said.
The complainant alleged that the accused Patwari was adopting delaying tactics and was not preparing revenue extracts which the complainant required for registration of sale deed for the land purchased by him recently, the spokesman added.
The spokeman further said that the complainant had also deposited the necessary fee of ₹ 420 in the form of GR in the Tehsil office Kupwara on 14 February 2022. The complainant also alleged that Patwari had already taken a bribe of ₹10,000 from them and demanded more to provide revenue extracts.
Upon receiving the instant complaint, prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out and consequently, a case was registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla. Subsequently, a trap team was constituted.
The trap team caught Abdul Aziz Dar, Patwari red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5000/- from the complainant. He was arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses.