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JAMMU: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has nabbed a Works Supervisor of Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED), Srinagar, namely Imtiyaz Ahmad Ghulam red-handed, while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 for allowing sub-contractor to execute works on behalf of contractor.
As per an official spokesperson, the sleuths of ACB received a written complaint alleging that a Supervisor of Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED), Srinagar namely Imtiyaz Ahmad Ghulam was demanding Rs 8,000 from complainant, who is a sub-contractor and executing works on behalf of a contractor. The work supervisor was demanding bribe from sub-contractor for allowing him to work on behalf of contractor. “On receiving complaint prima facie offence under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out and consequently, FIR No. 16/2022 was registered at Police Station ACB, Srinagar and investigation started. A trap team caught Supervisor UEED, red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 8,000 from complainant.
He was arrested and bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses,” said official, adding that further investigation is going on.