The Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau today arrested a revenue official in bribery case in Ramban district, said an ACB spokesperson.
The official said a complaint was received wherein it was alleged that the complainant applied for the correction of the name of his father that was entered wrong in the revenue records in the office of tehsildar Ukhral. The tehsildar directed patwari Muzamil Salam of Patwar Halqa Pogal Paristan for doing the work, he said, adding, “the patwari demanded Rs 20,000 from the complainant for making the necessary changes, however, after negotiations the patwari agreed for Rs 2,500.”
Since the complainant did not want to pay the bribe, he approached ACB for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law.
On receipt of a complaint, he said a discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand for bribe by the public servant and accordingly, a case was registered in PS ACB Doda and investigation taken up.
During investigation, the spokesperson stated that a trap team headed by an officer was constituted. The accused public servant Muzamil Salam, a resident of Kaskoot, currently posted as patwari, Patwar Halqa Pogal Paristan, district Ramban, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe Rs 2,500 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses.
The accused was arrested by the ACB team following the due procedure of law. The bribe money was recovered from his possession, the spokesperson said.
