In a statement Vigilance said that on 23-07-2015, the accused officer has demanded and accepted an amount of Rs. 12,000/- from one Ali Mohammad Bhat S/o Mohammad Akbar Bhat R/o Atina Beerwah Budgam (Complainant) as bribe for releasing of arrears due to him on account of In-Situ Promotion granted in his favour by the department of Sericulture on 29-05-2015.
During the course of investigation the charges against the above mentioned accused officer were proved on the basis of oral as well as documentary evidences. Subsequently for launching the prosecution against the accused public servant sanction was obtained from the competent authority vide order No. 39-GAD(Vig) of 2017 dated 12-07-2017 and accordingly the Charge Sheet (Challan) was produced before the Hon’ble Court under section 173 Cr. PC for the judicial determination