JMC Corporator, her husband arrested for accepting bribe: ACB

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K ACB) on Friday said that it has trapped and arrested Jyoti Devi, Corporator, Ward No.53 of Jammu Municipal Corporation and her husband Sham Lal while accepting bribe of ₹10,000 for issuance of Mulba Clearance certificate
In a statement issued on Friday J&K ACB said a complaint was received wherein the complainant stated that he is a Contractor by profession and have been allotted contract work for upgradation of the open area along the main road near Master Mind Classes by Pre-cast of paver tiles and upgradation of open area along main road near easy day at Ward No. 53Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
Stating further that the complainant claimed construction of allotted work the final payment of the same which according to him was pending with JMC Division IV,J&K ACB in it’s statement said that for making final payment there is a requirement of clearance certificate from the concerned Corporator, for which complainant approached the Corporator of Ward No. 53 namely Jyoti Devi who demanded an amount of Rs. 10,000/- as bribe for issuance of clearance certificate of the works done by him and she asked the complainant to contact her husband for payment of bribe money.
“The complainant further stated that he did not want to pay the bribe and requested for taking necessary action against them”, reads the J&K ACB statement , stating therein further that “upon receiving the complaint allegations of the complaint were got verified and consequently a case FIR No. 10/2022 P/S ACB-J U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and 120-B IPC was registered at PS ACB-Jammu”.
Stating that a trap team was constituted where upon the accused Sham Lal was caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000/- on behalf of his wife Jyoti Devi Corporator of Ward No. 53 from the complainant, the J&K ACB in it’s statement further said that both the accused persons were taken into custody on the spot following which at the residential house of the accused persons were also conducted and Further investigation in the case is going on.