Srinagar : Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday mentioned to have caught a Vary officer, Kuhihama forest Division, Bandipora pink handed whereas demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 for processing invoice of the complainant.
A spokesman in an announcement issued to the information company that ACB acquired a written grievance 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 mentioned work the forest division has already launched two payments in his favour,” the assertion mentioned.
Nonetheless, the ultimate invoice to the tune of about Rs One lac is pending with the mentioned 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 assertion mentioned.
“The mentioned quantity after negotiations with accused Vary officer, was settled on Rs 10,000 the complainant organized Rs 10,000 and approached ACB with grievance requesting for authorized motion.”
“On receipt of grievance which prima facie disclosed the fee of offence punishable U/s 7 of the PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018), accordingly case FIR No. 13/2023 was registered at PS ACB Baramulla and investigation was taken up,” the spokesman mentioned.
“Throughout the course of investigation a lure crew was constituted headed by DySP rank officer. The crew laid a profitable lure and caught accused public servant specifically Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi S/o Late Assadullah Sofi R/o Onagam, Bandipora posted as Vary Officer, Kuhihama forest vary, Bandipora whereas demanding and accepting the bribe cash of Rs 10,000. The bribe quantity was recovered from the possession of accused in presence of impartial witnesses,” the assertion mentioned.
“The accused was instantly taken into custody after following due course of as laid down underneath legislation and searches at his residence have been carried out,” the spokesman mentioned, including that additional investigation of the case is going on—(KNO)
#ACB #arrests #Vary #Officer #Kuhihama #forest #Division #accepting #bribe
