SRINAGAR: The Anti Corruption Bureau on Monday arrested Village Level Worker for Lar in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district for allegedly demanding and arresting Rs 3,000 bribe for issuance of the information under RTI Act.
In a statement, Anti Corruption Bureau said that they have received a written complaint wherein the complainant alleged that in lieu of providing information in respect of developmental works at village Anderwan, RDD Block Lar, Ganderbal under RTI Act in favour of the complainant, Mohammad Yaqoob Kambay, Village Level Worker of village Anderwan, Block Lar, Ganderbal is demanding a bribe of Rs 3000/-.
“On receipt of the complaint Case FIR No. 10/2022 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 r/w 120-B IPC was registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation took up,” said the spokesman.
“During the course of the investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Mohammad Yaqoob Kambay, Village Level Worker, Anderwan, RDD, Block Lar, Ganderbal while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs. 3,000/- from the complainant,” he said, adding that the accused was arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team.
“The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses. Further investigation into the case is on,” the spokesman said in a statement.
