ACB arrests I/C PP GMC Jammu, his driver for demanding, accepting bribe

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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested Incharge Police Post GMC Jammu and his driver for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 13,000. According to a statement, the ACB received a complaint alleging therein that the PSI Murtaza Rehman, Incharge PP GMC Jammu and his driver/SPO namely Himanshu Sharma had demanded illegal gratification for running Rehari at the exit Gate of GMC Jammu from the complainant.

The accused had demanded illegal gratification from the complainant for running Rehari. Since, the complainant didn’t want to pay bribe, he approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law. On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case FIR No. 06/2025 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 61(2) BNS, 2023 was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation taken up.

During the course of investigation, a trap team headed by a Gazetted rank officer was constituted, which laid a successful trap and accused PSI Murtaza Rehman and his driver/SPO Himanshu Sharma were caught redhanded while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 13,000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses. The accused was arrested on the spot by the ACB team after following due process of law. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team. Moreover, searches are being conducted in the residential houses of both the accused in presence of independent witnesses and Magistrates. Further investigation of the instant case is going on.