SRINAGAR: Anti Corruption Bureau traps and arrests Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, Halqa Zakoora, Srinagar for demanding ₹50,000 and accepting ₹15,000 bribe for issuance of revenue extracts.
In a statement, Anti Corruption Bureau said that they received a written complaint wherein it has been alleged that Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, Halqa Zakura, Srinagar is demanding Rs. 50,000/- as a bribe for issuance of revenue extracts of land in favour of the complainant.
“The complainant alleged that he approached the Patwari for issuance of revenue extracts of land and the Patwari asked him to pay ₹50,000 for the same. The deal was later settled for ₹15,000 as the first instalment for the same. On this the complainant approached Anti Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the erring revenue official under relevant section of Law,” said ACB spokesman in a statement.
“As the contents of the complaint prima facie disclose commission of offence as defined under section 7 of the PC Act 1988, accordingly a case FIR No 26/2022 was registered at PS ACB Srinagar and investigation was started. During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted,” he said.
“The team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed the alleged accused namely Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, Halqa Zakura, Srinagar while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of ₹15000/- from the complainant as an instalment. The bribe money was recovered from the possession of the accused in presence of independent witness,” he added.
“The accused was arrested on spot and legal formalities were carried on for further course of necessary action,” he added further.
Further investigation is going on, said the spokesman.
