Srinagar, Apr 10 (KNO): Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have trapped and arrested Girdawar of Chatabal and Lumberdar from Halqa Habakadal, Srinagar red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
As per a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesman said that ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that Ayaz Ahmad Hurra, Girdawar, Chatabal, Srinagar, who is holding additional charge of Patwari Halqa Habakadal and Halqa Shivpora is demanding Rs 50,000 as bribe in lieu of issuance of revenue extracts required for sale deed of an old house located at Mandir Bagh, Srinagar.
“As per the complaint, the complainant was forced to pay Rs 30,000 a few days ago and remaining Rs 20,000 was asked to be paid today in order to receive the requisite documents. The bribe demand was communicated through Lamberdar (tout) Rafiq Ahmad who was acting in connivance with the Girdawar,” the statement reads.
Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached ACB Srinagar 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 under FIR number 06/2025 under section 7 PC Act 1988 and 61(2) BNS was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation was taken up, the ACB spokesman said.
During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant Ayaz Ahmad Hurra, Girdwar Chatabal (holding additional charge of Patwari Halaqa Habakadal and Halqa Shivpora Srinagar) red-handed while demanding and accepting Rs 20,000 as bribe from the complainant through Mohammad Rafiq Sheikh, Lumberdar, the statement added.
After completing all legal formalities, both the accused Public Servants were taken into custody, the statement reads, adding that further investigation of the instant case is going on—(KNO)