STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: A team of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a revenue official and his agent in a bribery case from Pargwal area in the city outskirts.
The ACB received a complaint alleging that Parvez Ahmed, Patwari, Halqa Gurha Manhasan, Pargwal, Jammu was demanding bribe of Rs 30,000 for entering Court’s directions in the revenue record with respect to land measuring 17 Marals falling under Khasra No. 654 situated at Gurha Manhasan, Tehsil Pargwal, Jammu. The complainant requested for legal action against the Patwari concerned as he don’t want to pay bribe.
On receipt of the complaint, a Case FIR No. 07/2024 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 r/w 120-B IPC was registered at ACB Police Station Jammu.
During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted, which laid a successful trap and caught accused Patwari namely Parvez Ahmed and one Vijay Kumar alias Babbu (Ex-Panch) red handed on the spot while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant.
Both the accused persons were arrested on the spot. The house searches are being conducted at the residences of both the accused persons, which are going on.
Further investigation of the case is in progress.
