Srinagar, September 1, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a police Sub-Inspector in connection with a bribery trap case in Srinagar.
Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the accused officer has been identified as Ravi Bhat, Sub-Inspector posted at Police Station Ram Munshibagh, Srinagar.
Sources said the ACB received a complaint alleging that the officer had demanded a bribe in connection with an official matter.
Following a pre-trap verification that confirmed the demand for bribe, the ACB laid a trap during which Bhat was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 15,000 as bribe.
The accused officer was subsequently taken into custody by the ACB, and further investigation into the case is underway.
In this connection, an FIR was registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station ACB Srinagar.
Further details are awaited. (KDC)
