Jammu, Feb 1: A team of Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau has arrested and booked one Junior Engineer for demanding and accepting a bribe from the complainant.
The ACB spokesman said that a case was registered under relevant sections against public servant, namely, Rahul Gandotra, JE posted as TA in BDO Office Gulabgarh Mahore District Reasi for demanding and accepting bribe from the complainant.
He said that the accused public servant demanded the bribe from the complainant for preparation of bill pertaining to the RDD Work executed by the complainant.
Since, the complainant did not want to pay the bribe, he approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law, he said.
The spokesman stated that on receipt of the compliant, a discreet verification was conducted, which corroborated the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case was registered at PS ACB Udhampur and investigation was taken-up.
During the course of investigation, he added that a trap team was constituted, adding, “the team laid a successful trap and the accused public servant was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of ₹8000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses.”
The accused was arrested on the spot by the ACB team after following due process of law and the bribe money was also recovered from the possession of accused in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team. Moreover, search was also conducted in the house of accused in Jammu in the presence of Magistrate.
Pertinent to mention here that three FIRs under Prevention of Corruption Act have already been registered against the accused in Police Station ACB Udhampur which are under investigation.
Further investigation of the instant case is going on, he said.
