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JAMMU: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a revenue official namely Fayaz Ahmed Shora, Nazir, of Tehsil Office Khag, red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe in Budgam district.
According to a statement issued here, A complainant approached PS ACB Srinagar against a public servant, Fayaz Ahmad Shora, Senior Assistant/ In-Charge Nazir Tehsil Office Khag, alleging demand of bribe for listing his case of property dispute sooner in the court of Tehsildar concerned. It was alleged that the complainant has a dispute with his uncles with regard to land. The case in this regard is under trial in the Court of Executive Magistrate First Class, Tehsildar Khag.”
“The complainant alleged that the accused Nazir had been delaying the hearings of case and requested him to expedite the trial of case, who however demanded bribe of Rs. 2000 for listing his case. The complainant did not want to pay bribe and instead approached Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar for taking legal action against the accused public servant as provided under law”, it reads.
On receipt of the complaint, a Case FIR No. 14/2023 under section 7 PC Act 1988 was registered with PS ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up.
The statement further reads that during the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted by this Bureau, which laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 2000 from the complainant. The money was recovered from the accused on spot.
The accused has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Shora, son of Allaud-Din Shora, resident of Hassanabad Beerwa, Senior Assistant/ In-Charge Nazir Tehsil Office Khag. It reads that further investigation into the case is going on.