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SRINAGAR: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Revenue Officer (Patwari), Showkat Ahmad Lone, Halqa Hari Ganwan, Gund, Ganderbal for accepting bribe on Wednesday.
As per an official spokesperson, the sleuths of ACB received a complaint that one Showkat Ahmad Lone, Patwari, Halqa Hari Ganwan, Gund, Ganderbal demanded an amount of Rs 2,000 as bribe for affecting Inheritance Mutation (Warasati Intiqal) of land in favour of complainant. “On receipt of complaint, FIR No. 33/2021 under Section 7 of PC Act 1988 was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation started. During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the accused officer red-handed, while demanding and accepting bribe from complainant,” said official adding that accused was arrested and taken into custody by ACB team.