Srinagar, Jul 18 (KNO): Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said to have trapped and arrested Junior official of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000.
In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ACB received a complaint alleging therein that public servant namely Kewal Krishan, Junior official of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) demanded illegal gratification from the complainant for allowing further construction of the double storey building at Ballain Domana, Jammu.
"The accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant for allowing further construction of the double storey building at Ballain Domana, Jammu and has agreed to receive 1st installment amounting Rs 10,000 out of the demanded bribe," the statement said, adding that since, the complainant didn’t want to pay the bribe and he approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law.
"On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which corroborates the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case FIR number 14/2025 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation taken up," the ACB said.
During the course of investigation, a trap team headed by Gazetted rank officer was constituted, it reads, adding that the team laid a successful trap and the accused public servant was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses.
"The accused was arrested on the spot by the ACB team after following the due process of law. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in the presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team. Moreover, search is being conducted in the residential house of the accused situated in Flore Haramkund Gajansoo, Tehsil Marh, District Jammu in presence of independent witness and Magistrate," it reads, adding that further investigation of the instant case is going on—(KNO)