Srinagar, March 10 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday trapped and arrested a Patwari in Srinagar for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing revenue extracts.
An ACB spokesperson said the accused, identified as Saffdar Hussain Mir, Patwari of Halqa Batmaloo, had demanded the bribe from a complainant in exchange for issuance of revenue documents in favour of the complainant's relative.
Following a written complaint, the ACB conducted a pre-trap verification which confirmed the demand for bribe. Subsequently, a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered at ACB Police Station Srinagar.
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