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CBI arrests J&K Government Official in bribery

S.K.Vyas | March 03, 2021 09:47 PM

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Mohammad Afzal, Patwari a Patwari, Bemina, Budgam (J&K) for accepting a bribe of Rs.13, 000/- from the complainant.

A case was registered against a Patwari, Bemina, Budgam(J&K) on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs.35, 000/- from the complainant for mutation of the land. It was further alleged that the bribe was negotiated to Rs.23, 000/-, out of which an amount of Rs.10, 000/- was already paid.

CBI laid a trap and caught the Patwari red-handed while demanding and accepting the remaining bribe amount of Rs.13, 000/-. Searches were conducted at the residence of the accused which led to the recovery of incriminating documents.

The arrested accused was produced before the Competent Court and remanded to 03 days Police Custody.

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