Srinagar, December 29: The J&K Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested Raja Mudasir Ali Khan, Patwari Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam and his agent Nawaz Hussain Mir while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 1,00,000 (One Lakh) for mutation of land records.
Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Raja Mudasir Ali Khan, Patwari, Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam is demanding Rs. 1,00,000 (one lakh) as bribe for affecting the transfer of land in favour of the maternal cousins of the complainant.
On receipt of the complaint, a case was registered in this Bureau and an investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted by ACB. The team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Raja Mudasir Ali Khan, Patwari, Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of ₹1,00,000/-(₹10,000 cash + ₹90,000 via cheque) from the complainant through agent namely Nawaz Hussain Mir R/o Khanpora Budgam. The bribe money was recovered from the possession of the accused in presence of an independent witness.
Accused Raja Mudasir Ali Khan along with agent Nawaz Hussain Mir was arrested on the spot. During the search of the personal vehicle of the accused Rs. 82,000 (cash) was also recovered and seized. The search was also conducted at the house of an accused public servant.
Further investigation into the case is going on.
