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Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested a revenue official while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Baramulla district.
Acting on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught one Habibullah Mir, Naib Tehsildar (NT), Chuker, Tehsil Kunzer, District Baramulla, red-handed while accepting bribe.
A spokesperson of ACB said a complainant had alleged that accused had demanded Rs 30,000 for giving permission for felling of a walnut tree, which was endangering his life and property. The complainant said the officer later settled for a bribe of Rs 20,000, after which, he even transferred Rs 10,000 into his bank account. On receiving complaint, the ACB on prima facie evidence filed an FIR No. 07/2022 was registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the spokesperson said. “Subsequently, a team was constituted to lay a trap. It caught Habibullah Mir red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant,” he said. The accused was immediately arrested and his house was also searched which resulted in unearthing of several incriminating documents, he added.