SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday presented a chargesheet against the then Patwari Halqa Arigam Budgam in a trap case.
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The spokesperson said that Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau presented a chargesheet in a case under FIR number 10/2023 registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at Police Station ACB Srinagar Kashmir against accused public servant Abdul Rashid Mir, the then Patwari Halqa Arigam Budgam, in a bribery case before the Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar.
“The FIR was registered on 13-06-2023 on a written complaint alleging therein that aforesaid accused demanded Rs 3,000 as bribe for providing a report concerning a fire incident in which the residential house of complainant was damaged. A trap was laid down and the accused was caught red-handed while accepting Rs 1,500 as bribe from the complainant. The bribe money was recovered on the spot, and chemical tests later confirmed the presence of phenolphthalein on the accused’s hands,” it reads.
Based on the facts and circumstances together with cogent evidence brought on record, the investigation established the commission of offence u/s 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the accused public servant namely Abdul Rashid Mir, the then Halqa Patwari Arigam Budgam, the statement added.
“After obtaining the requisite sanction for prosecution from the Government the chargesheet was presented before the Court of Additional Special Anti-Corruption Judge Srinagar, today on 03 September 2025 for judicial determination,” it reads, adding that the next date of hearing has been fixed on October 20, 2025. (KNO)