ACB arrests Patwari, HalqaZakoora for demanding bribe

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (J&K ACB) on Monday said that it has trapped and arrested Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, Halqa Zakoora Srinagar for demanding ₹50,000 and accepting ₹15,000 bribe for issuance of revenue extracts.
In a statement issued on Monday J&K ACB said that ACB received a written complaint wherein it has been alleged that Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, HalqaZakura, Srinagar is demanding Rs. 50,000/- as bribe for issuance of revenue extracts of land in favour of the complainant.
Stating further that the complainant alleged that he approached the Patwari for issuance of revenue extracts of land and the Patwari asked him to pay ₹50,000 for the same, J&K ACB in it’s statement further said that the deal was later settled for ₹15,000 as first instalment for the same, stating therein further that on this the complainant approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the erring revenue official under relevant section of Law.
J&K ACB in it’s statement further said that as the contents of the complaint prima facie disclose commission of offence as defined under section 7 of the PC Act 1988, a case FIR No 26/2022 was registered at PS ACB Srinagar and investigation was started.
Stating further that during the course of investigation a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught red-handed the alleged accused namely Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, HalqaZakura, Srinagar while demanding and accepting bribe amount of ₹15000/- from the complainant as an instalment, stating therein further that the bribe money was recovered from the possession of the accused in presence of independent witness. “The accused was arrested on spot and legal formalities were carried on for further course of necessary action and Further investigation is going on” reads further the above quoted J&K ACB statement.