Anti Corruption Bureau on Monday trapped & arrested Accounts Assistant Children’s Hospital Bemina Srinagar, red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 18,000.
A Spokesperson said that Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint from Class-IV/MTS employees of Children’s Hospital Bemina Srinagar through their representative, stating therein that a fellow public servant working as Accounts Assistant at the said hospital is demanding bribe at the rate of Rs 3000 per employee for releasing 2-1/2 days allowance along with the salary in their favour. The complainants were however, not willing to pay the bribe and approached Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar for taking legal action against the accused public servant as provided under law.
” On receipt of the complaint a Case FIR No. 01/2023 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered with PS ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up”, he said.
“During the course of investigation a trap team constituted by this Bureau. The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 18,000 from the complainants. The money was recovered from the accused on spot.”
The spokesperson said that the accused has been identified as Mr. Nisar Ahmad Rather S/O Ab Ahad Rather R/O Nowshera, Accounts Assistant. Further investigation into the case is going on.
