Srinagar, Mar 10, KDC: A Patwari was arrested in a trap case in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, sources said.
They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that Anti-Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging therein that Patwari Halqa Batmaloo Srinagar namely Saffdar Hussain Mir is demanding ₹10,000 as bribe in lieu of issuance of revenue extracts in favour of a relative of the complainant and was asked to be paid today in order to receive the requisite documents.
Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached ACB and submitted a written complaint requesting legal action against the accused public servants.
Upon receipt of the complaint, a pre-trap verification was conducted, which established the demand of bribe, accordingly a Case FIR No.05/2026 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered at ACB PS Srinagar and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant Saffdar Hussain, Patwari, Halq Batamaloo red-handed while demanding and accepting ₹10,000 as bribe from the complainant. The accused was taken into custody after completing all Medico-Legal formalities,
Further investigation of the instant case is going on. (KDC)
