Srinagar: ACB J&K on Monday said that it has trapped and arrested Patwari Halqa Mujagund, Srinagar, Ruman Qayoom red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.
In a statement, J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau received a written complaint wherein it was alleged Ruman Qayoom, Patwari Halqa Mujagund is demanding Rs 1 lakh as a bribe against Registration Stamp duty required for registration of the land measuring 2 kanals purchased by the complainant and issuance of revenue extracts thereof.
“The complaint after negotiations settled at Rs 50,000 as the first instalment and the remaining Rs 50000 after completion of the task. However, the complainant did not want to pay the bribe and approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau with a written complaint to take legal action against the accused public servant under the law,” reads the statement.
On receipt of the complaint discreet verification was conducted, which confirms the demand by the public servant concerned and accordingly Case FIR No. 22/2024 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered in this Bureau and investigation was taken up, the statement said.
“During the course of the investigation, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant Ruman Qayoom R/o Sector-C, Gulberg Colony Hyderpora Srinagar red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs 50000 from the complainant, the statement said.
After completing all formalities, the accused public servant was taken into custody. Further investigation of the instant case is going on, it added.
