SRINAGAR: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught a Vary officer, Kuhihama forest Division, Bandipora red-handed whereas demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for processing the invoice of the complainant.
A spokesman in a press release stated that ACB acquired a written criticism in opposition to Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, Vary officer, Kuhihama, Bandipora from a complainant alleging therein that involved officer is demanding bribe as fee of Rs 10,000 for processing his Invoice for launch of due funds.
“The complainant additional alleged that he’s contractor and had accomplished the allotted work for an quantity of Rs 3,21,000 and that after finishing the stated work the forest division has already launched two payments in his favour,” the assertion stated.
It provides, ” The ultimate invoice the tune of about Rs One Lakh is pending with the stated division from final one and half month for which involved Vary Officer Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi put a requirement of bribe as his fee of Rs 15,000 for all three payments together with already two launched payments. The stated quantity after negotiations with accused Vary officer, was settled on Rs 10,000 the complainant organized Rs 10,000 and approached ACB with criticism requesting for authorized motion.”
In the course of the course of investigation a lure group was constituted headed by DySP rank officer and the accused was caught whereas accepting bribe.
“The accused was instantly taken into custody after following due course of as laid down beneath regulation and searches at his residence have been carried out,” the spokesman stated, including that additional investigation of the case is going on—(KNO)
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