ACB arrests Patwari along with Shafat-Ur-Rehman retired Patwari foraccepting bribe

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K) on Monday said that it has trapped and arrested Jameel Hussain Khan, Patwari Halqa Baghati-E-Shoor, Eidgah, Srinagar along with Shafat-Ur-Rehman, retired Patwari, convicted in earlier trap case of ACB for demanding and accepting bribe of ₹9,000 from complainant for issuance of revenue extracts.
In a statement issued on Monday, a spokesman of J&K ACB said “J&K ACB received a written complaint where it was alleged that Jameel Hussain Khan, Patwari, Halqa Baghati-E-Shoor, Eidgah Srinagar is demanding ₹ 9,000/- as bribe for issuance of revenue extracts of land in favour of the complainant.
Stating that upon receiving the instant complaint, prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out and case FIR No. 15/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up, the J&K ACB in it’s statement further said that during the course of an investigation, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught red-handed JameelHussain Khan, Patwari, Halqa Baghati-E-Shoor, Eidgah Srinagar while demanding and accepting bribe amount of ₹9000/- through his accomplice namely Shafat-Ur-Rehman from the complainant. Shafat-Ur-Rehman who was working as Patwari in Revenue department and was trapped by ACB while accepting bribe.
“A case FIR No. 15/2009 PS VOK was registered against him”, reads the ACB statement, adding that “ the said accused was convicted by lower court in that case following which both the accused were arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team”, stating therein further that “bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses and Further investigation into the case is on”.