J&K revenue clerk arrested while accepting bribe
Srinagar
03-November-2021

PHOTO: IANS
A revenue clerk (patwari) in J&K's Ganderbal district was arrested on Wednesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000, the J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
An ACB statement said: "The ACB received a complaint that Showkat Ahmad Lone, Patwari, Halqa Hari Ganwan, Gund, Ganderbal, is demanding Rs 2,000 as bribe for affecting the Inheritance Mutation of land in favour of the complainant.
"After registering the complaint, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the patwari red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe money from the complainant. He was arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team."
"Further investigation into the case is going on," it added - IANS
More Headlines
Fintech Founder Srijan R. Shetty Shares How Speaking Kannada in Bengaluru Surprises Locals
Iran's Ayatollah Shirazi Declares Fatwa Against Trump, Netanyahu
Cocaine Racket Busted, Two Tamil Actors, Nigerian Woman Held
Junior Chidambaram Calls For Urban-Focused Political Outfit, Free Of Identity Politics
Uddhav and Raj Thackeray May Unite for Protest Against Hindi Imposition
Fintech Founder Srijan R. Shetty Shares How Speaking Kannada in Bengaluru Surprises Locals
Iran's Ayatollah Shirazi Declares Fatwa Against Trump, Netanyahu
Cocaine Racket Busted, Two Tamil Actors, Nigerian Woman Held
Junior Chidambaram Calls For Urban-Focused Political Outfit, Free Of Identity Politics
Uddhav and Raj Thackeray May Unite for Protest Against Hindi Imposition