ACB arrests Postal Assistant at Bandipora taking bribe

Srinagar : Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said to have trapped and arrested a Postal Assistant at Bandipora while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 6500.
“A complaint was received by Anti Corruption from a resident of Bandipora against Mudasir Ahmad, postal assistant posted at sub post office Bandipora for demanding bribe. It was alleged by complainant that he had obtained financial assistance under PMEGP scheme through KVIC for the activity Mobile and Electronic equipment & the loan amount was released by the bank concerned but for release of subsidy amount which was due, subject to physical inspection of unit by postal office Bandipora, the concerned dealing hand Mudasir Ahmad demanded bribe of Rs 6500 from him,” a statement issued here on Monday reads.
“As complainant was against payment of bribe he accordingly approached ACB with written complaint. On receipt of the complaint, a secret verification was conducted by ACB which prima facie discloses commission of offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the part of the accused Mudasir Ahmad, Postal Assistant posted in sub post office Bandipora,” it added.
Accordingly, the statement reads that a case under FIR number 05/2025 under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered at PS ACB Baramulla against accused Mudasir Ahmad, postal assistant in sub post office Bandipora, postal Division Baramulla & the investigation was initiated during which a trap was laid and the accused was caught red handed while demanding & accepting bribe from complainant, he was immediately taken into custody after following due process of law, adding that further investigations are going on