KNB News Desk
Srinagar 20 September (KNB): Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said that they have trapped and arrested Bashir Ahmad Dar, Works Supervisor, Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) Srinagar for accepting a bribe in connection to issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC).
The officials said that Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging therein that in connection with running a Guest House at Munawarabad Srinagar the complainant has been asked by the Pollution Control Board Srinagar to get NOC from Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED), Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Brarinumbal Srinagar. While approaching UEED office for the NOC, Works Supervisor namely Bashir Ahmad demanded Rs. 7,000 for issuing the NOC in favour of the complainant.
They further said that on receipt of the complaint, a case FIR No.27 of 2021, under section 7 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation was taken up.
“During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted. The trap team laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Bashir Ahmad Dar, Works Supervisor, UEED, Srinagar while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs. 7000/- from the complainant,” the officials said.
It was further said that the amount of bribe was recovered on the spot. “He was arrested and taken into custody by ACB. After the arrest searches were also conducted in the premises of the accused,” the official added.
However, further investigation is in progress in this regard. (KNB)