Srinagar, May 1 -- : J&K's Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested a police head constable in Srinagar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a complainant.
ACB said that head constable Parvaiz Ahmad Rather, posted in district Srinagar, was caught red-handed while taking the bribe amount.
The arrest followed a written complaint received by the ACB alleging that the accused officer had demanded Rs 15,000 to remove the complainant's name from the list of accused in FIR No. 09/2026 registered at Soura Police Station.
"Consequent upon the information and in order to verify the allegations levelled against the said public servant, the matter was discreetly verified through a designated officer of ACB Srinagar. The said accused de...