Budgam, Jan. 10 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday trapped and arrested a revenue official for demanding and accepting a bribe in Budgam district, officials said.
According to officials, ACB received a written complaint alleging that the complainant had applied before the concerned revenue authorities for issuance of a revenue extract and bank lien certificate for a property situated at Rakh Soothu BK Pora for bank guarantee purposes. The complainant alleged that the concerned Patwari of Halqa Rakh Soothu, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Khan, demanded a bribe ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 for preparing and providing the required documents instead of processing the case in a lawful manner.
The complainant, express...