Jammu: ACB Arrests SPO Officer for Taking Bribe in Corruption Crackdown”: SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested a Special Police Officer (SPO) during a raid at the GMC Bakshi Nagar Police Post in Jammu.
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Officials said that SPO Himanshu Sharma was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a street vendor outside Government Medical College, Jammu.
Sources said the ACB had received a complaint alleging that the SPO, who also worked as the driver of the police post, was collecting weekly payments from street vendors and harassing them regularly.
After verifying the complaint, the ACB laid a trap and apprehended the SPO while receiving the bribe.
Sources further added that Murtza Rahman, the in-charge of the police post, was also taken in for questioning in connection with the case. However, it was not immediately clear whether he was formally arrested.The Bureau has registered a case, and further investigation is underway. (JKNS)