Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 24: A senior Accountant of SIDCO, Khunmoh was today arrested by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15,000.
According to the details, ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that a public servant namely Mohammad Yaseen Sheikh, Senior Accountant, SIDCO, Khunmoh, Srinagar was demanding Rs 20,000 as bribe for processing case of complainant of supplementary partnership deed.
However, after negotiation the amount was settled as Rs 15,000.
On receipt of the complaint the discreet verification was conducted, which confirms the demand by the public servant concerned and accordingly Case FIR No. 18/2024 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up. During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught accused public servant red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 15,000 from the complainant.
He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team and the bribe money was also recovered from his possession.
Further investigation of the instant case is going on.
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