Forester amongst two officers arrested over bribery fees

Srinagar, March 08: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir have arrested two forest officers, together with a forester, for demanding and accepting a bribe to difficulty a transit allow, officers stated right now.

Anti-Corruption Bureau acquired a grievance from a resident of  Rafiabad District Baramulla alleging therein that he’s resident of Rafiabad and has timber enterprise at Rafiabad, stated an official.

He bought timber from totally different locations and lately bought about 375 Cft timber to a buyer from Srinagar for which he wants transit allow from Vary Workplace, Watergam, Baramulla.

Accordingly, he submitted 4 purposes on-line beneath Nationwide Transit Go System (NTPS) which is required for transporting timber from Baramulla to Srinagar.

“He additional acknowledged that when he visited Vary Workplace, Watergam, he was given one transit allow for transportation of timber however the involved Forester Mansoor Ahmad demanded bribe of ₹3500 for stated issued allow and in addition informed him that he needed to pay extra for different three pending permissions,” learn a press launch, issued by ACB.

Underneath these circumstances the complainant approached Anti-Corruption Bureau with written grievance and requested for authorized motion towards involved officers of forest Vary workplace, Watergam for demanding bribe from complainant for processing and issuing transit allow in his favour.

“On receipt of the grievance as per laid down norms the allegations had been  discreetly verified which revealed that the forester in connivance and conspiracy with different officers of the Vary workplace, Watergam is demanding bribe of ₹3500 from complainant for one transit allow already issued to complainant and can also be demanding bribe for processing and issuance of Transit Allow via on-line Nationwide Transit Go System (NTPS) in different three pending purposes of complainant,” stated the discharge.

“After correct verification of the contents of grievance a case FIR No. 01/2024 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) & part 120-B IPC was registered at PS ACB Baramulla towards accused public servant Mansoor Ahmad and different officers of Vary Workplace, Watergam and investigation was commenced.”

“Throughout the course of investigation, a entice crew was constituted which laid a profitable entice and caught the accused public servant particularly Mansoor Ahmad and one different official of Vary workplace Watergam purple handed whereas demanding and accepting bribe of ₹12500 from complainant. Each the accused public servants had been arrested on the spot after finishing all authorized formalities and the bribe cash was additionally recovered from them. The position of different officers in bribery case can also be being seemed into.”

Additional investigation within the case is occurring.

“It’s knowledgeable to basic public that in case of any info concerning corrupt actions of Govt. officers, please inform us on Toll Free Quantity 1800 180 7152, Whatsapp Quantity 9419678060, electronic mail ID director.vigilance@jk.gov.in or via Satrik Nagrik Android Cell Utility.”