Anantnag 01 August(KNB)- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Mohammad Ayoub Hajam, a Patwari (village revenue officer) from Halqa Fatehpora, District Anantnag, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5,000.
According to a complaint filed with the ACB, Hajam had demanded ₹9,000 to issue certified copies of online mutation records for land purchased by the complainant’s wife in February. The amount was later negotiated to ₹5,000, ACB official said.
In a handout issued to news agency Kashmir News Bureau-KNB ACB said, the complainant chose not to pay the bribe and instead approached the ACB, leading to a discreet verification and subsequent registration of a First Information Report (FIR) under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
A trap team was set up, and Hajam was caught red-handed accepting the bribe from the complainant. The ACB team recovered the bribe amount from his possession in the presence of independent witnesses.
The investigation is ongoing, and further details are awaited, statement added.(KNB)