ACB caught Xen RDD while taking bribe for releasing payments of MGNREGA

Ramban | : The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K ACB) on Thursday said that it has caught Executive Engineer Rural Development Department while accepting bribe for releasing payments of MGNREGA.
In a statement issued on Thursday said “ the J&K Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant had alleged that Madan Lal, Executive Engineer, Rural Development Department, District Ramban was demanding bribe of ₹5,000 from complainant for releasing his payments for the work done under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in District Ramban”.
Stating that on receipt of the complaint a discreet verification was conducted by Anti Corruption Bureau and on the basis of findings of the Enquiry Officer, prima facie, offences u/s 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) was found made out against the alleged accused person Madan Lal, Executive Engineer, Rural Development Department, District Ramban, police in it’s statement further said that accordingly, case FIR was registered u/s 7 of the PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018).
“During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted, which laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Madan Lal Chadgal, Executive Engineer, Rural Development Department, District Ramban while demanding and accepting bribe of ₹4,000/- from the complainant in his file”, reads the concluding para of the above quoted J&K ACB statement said, adding that “ the accused was arrested on the spot by ACB team and searches were also conducted at the premises/residence of the accused”, stating therein further that further investigation into the case is going on.