SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested an official of the revenue department while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing revenue extracts.
A spokesperson of the bureau said the ACB received a written complaint alleging the Patwari halqa Batamaloo (Srinagar) was demanding Rs 10,000 as a bribe for issuing revenue extracts in favour of a relative of the complainant.
The patwari had asked to be paid on Tuesday to receive the requisite documents.
“Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB and submitted a written complaint requesting legal action against the accused public servant,” the spokesperson said.
During the investigation, the team laid a trap and caught the accused, Safdar Hussain Mir, red-handed while demanding and accepting Rs 10,000 from the complainant, he said. The accused was taken into custody after completing all medico-legal formalities, he added. (PTI)