Srinagar, July 11 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested an employee of Power Development Department (PDD) in Srinagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5000.
The ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Lineman-II (designated as Meter Reader Panzinara) in the PDD, Sub Division Pattan Baramulla, demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant for processing a fresh electricity connection to a newly residential house at Panzinara, Shalteng, Srinagar.
Since the complainant didn't want to pay a bribe, he approached ACB for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law.
On receipt of the complaint, ACB conducted a discreet verification through a desi...