Srinagar, Aug 14, KDC: The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday trapped and arrested Aamir Farooq Sheikh, Junior Engineer of the Rural Development Department, Shopian, for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹20,000.
According to an ACB spokesperson, a written complaint was received alleging that a payment of ₹7.5 lakh for works executed by the complainant was pending with the Rural Development Department, and the accused JE had demanded the bribe for facilitating its release. “The complainant was unwilling to pay and approached the ACB for legal action. After verification, a trap was laid, and the accused was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount,” the spokesperson said.
The bribe money was recovered from the accused’s possession in the presence of independent witnesses, and he was arrested on the spot. Searches were also conducted at his residential premises in Kachdoora, Shopian, and Kanipora, Nowgam, Srinagar.
“Further investigation in the case is going on,” the ACB spokesperson added. (KDC)
