Srinagar, July 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said it has trapped and arrested a Lineman-II of PDD Sub Division Pattan, Baramulla for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5000.

It said that ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Lineman-II (designated as Meter Reader Panzinara) in the Power Development Department (PDD), Sub Division Pattan Baramulla demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant for processing fresh electricity connection to a new residential house at Panzinara, Shalteng Srinagar.

"On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification confirmed the allegations and accordingly a case FIR No. 13/2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amen...