Srinagar, Dec. 4 -- The Jammu & Kashmir anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday presented a chargesheet against a revenue officer and his touts in an alleged bribery case. "J&K ACB presented chargesheet in case FIR no. 35/2022 registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 & Section 120-B IPC at ACB Police Station Srinagar against accused public servant namely Aijaz Ahmad Shegen, then patwari Halqa Khanyar Srinagar and his touts, in a bribery case before the Special Judge anti-corruption court Srinagar," a spokesperson said. The FIR was registered on Sep 01, 2022 on a written complaint alleging that the accused demanded Rs.7,000 as bribe for issuance of revenue extracts in favour of the complainant. "During trap proceedings two touts namely Showkat Ahmad Budoo and Mohammad Yousuf Dar were caught red-handed while accepting Rs.7000/- as bribe on the demand of Patwari Halqa Khanyar from the complainant," the spokesperson said. The bribe money was recovered on spot, and chemical tests later confirmed the presence of phenolphthalein on the hands of accused touts. The chargesheet was presented before the court of special judge. htc...