Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested a revenue official namely Fayaz Ahmed Shora, Nazir, of Tehsil Office Khag, red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
According to a statement issued here, A complainant approached PS ACB Srinagar, with a written complaint against a public servant, Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Shora, Senior Assistant/ In-Charge Nazir Tehsil Office Khag, alleging demand of bribe for listing his case of property dispute sooner in the court of Tehsildar concerned. It was alleged that the complainant has a dispute with his uncles with regard to land. The case in this regard is under trial in the court of Executive Magistrate First Class, Tehsildar Khag.”
” The complainant alleged that the accused Nazir had been delaying the hearings of case and requested him to expedite the trial of case, who however demanded bribe of Rs. 2000/- for listing his case. The complainant did not want to pay bribe and instead approached Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar for taking legal action against the accused public servant as provided under law”, it reads.
On receipt of the complaint, a Case FIR No. 14/2023 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered with PS ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up.
The statement reads that during the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted by this Bureau, which laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of ₹2000 from the complainant. The money was recovered from the accused on spot. The accused has been identified as Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Shora S/O Allaud-Din Shora R/O Hassanabad Beerwa, Senior Assistant/ In-Charge Nazier Tehsil Office Khag.
It reads that further investigation into the case is going on.
