SRINAGAR, Aug 08: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said to have trapped and arrested a Jr. Assistant in the office of ACR Rajouri for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 4,000.
Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that complainant has to register 03 marlas of land in his name in the office of ACR Rajouri for which he had submitted the file with the concerned clerk having additional charge of Jr. Asstt. Sub-Registrar Rajouri namely Umar Nawaz but he demanded bribe of Rs 15,000 for the same.
Subsequently, the said demand was negotiated to Rs 4,000, a spokesman said in a statement said. “Since the complainant is a poor person and did not want to give illegal gratification to the above-named Junior Assistant/Clerk, he approached ACB for taking legal action against the accused public servant. (KNO)
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