Jammu, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has trapped and arrested Jameel Ahmed Bhat, Patwari of Patwar Halqa Shahpur, District Poonch, for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹15,000.
The action followed a written complaint received by the ACB, alleging that the complainant's house was damaged during recent heavy rainfall. A report regarding the damage had been filed at Police Station Poonch.
When the complainant approached the concerned Patwari, Jameel Ahmed Bhat, along with the police report and completed application forms for compensation, the Patwari allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹20,000 for processing the case.
Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant—being financially constrained—approached the ACB and filed a formal complaint seeking legal action against the accused.
Upon receipt of the complaint, a case FIR No. 06/2025 was registered at Police Station ACB Rajouri under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), and an investigation was initiated.
During the course of investigation, a team from ACB Rajouri laid a trap and caught the accused Patwari red-handed while demanding and accepting ₹15,000 from the complainant. He was immediately arrested on the spot.
Subsequent searches were also conducted at his residential premises. Further investigation in the case is underway.
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