ACB arrests Patwari, Zildar at Hajin, Irrigation and Flood Control Divn

B’pora : The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K ACB) on Saturday said that it has trapped and arrested Nazir Ahmad, Patwari, and Zildar at Hajin, Irrigation and Flood Control Division, Sumbal, Bandipora for demanding and accepting bribe of ₹5000 for not demolishing premises of complainant.
In a statement issued on Saturday J&K ACB said that a complaint was received against Nazir Ahmad, Patwari, Zildar Office, Hajin, Irrigation and Flood Control Division Sumbal for allegedly demanding bribe from a complainant for not taking any coercive action against him during demolition drive.
“The complainant who is resident of village Sadunara, tehsil Hajin, district Bandipora stated that he is running a bike repairing workshop at Sadunara, Yarbalpora, Bandipora and on 24th May this year Irrigation and Flood Control Sub-Division, Hajin launched a demolition drive on Irrigation Canal, Galbal, Sadunara”, reads the ACB statement, adding that “ the complainant has fenced about three feet of this irrigation canalland with tin sheets”, stating therein further that “Patwari of Zildar Office, Hajin, Irrigation and flood control division, Sumbal namely Nazir Ahmad who was also with this demolition drive, came to his workshop and demanded bribe of ₹5000/- from him for not demolishing his tin sheeted fenced wall and the complainant told him that he is unemployed youth and cannot pay this amount on which Patwari threatened to demolish the tin sheeted wall”.
Stating further that under these compelling circumstances, he ( complainant) approached ACB and requested for legal action against accused Patwari Nazir Ahmad, J&K ACB in it’s statement further said that as the contents of complaint prima facie disclose the commission of offence punishable U/S 7 of the PC Act 1988 immediately after receipt of the complaint.
J&K ACB in it’s statement further said that case FIR No 17/2022 was registered at PS ACB Baramulla and a trap team was constituted which caught the accused official red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe from complainant. He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team, stating therein further that the bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses and Further investigation is going on.