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Rajesh Gupta
Jammu, Jan 17: Anti-corruption agencies in Jammu and Kashmir have arrested at least seven government officials, including four Patwaris of the Revenue Department, over the past month.
On December 20, the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a Patwari, Ashiq Hussain Shah in Shopian district, red-handed, on December 26, the ACB arrested Manzoor Ahmad Ahangar, a clerk in the RDD, Rural Engineering Wing, Anantnag, on January 3, the ACB team caught Layik Ahmad Nath, a clerk posted at the Tehsil Office Shalteng in Srinagar, and on January 6, the ACB arrested Patwari Pradhan Singh of Ladha Tehsil, Mongri, in Udhampur district.
On January 10, ACB arrested another Patwari, Riaz Ahmed Khan of Rakhsotho area in Budgam district, and Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a Patwari and a Chowkidar posted in the Soufshali constituency of Kokarnag in Anantnag district.
The series of arrests have triggered strong public reaction, where people have demanded strict action against corrupt officials, including dismissal from service.
If Agencies start a daily secret check on Patwari offices, JDA offices & other Offices, more such cases will come up and corruption in offices can be reduced.
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