ACB files charge sheet against revenue official in graft case
Jammu Feb 26 PTI Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB on Saturday filed a charge sheet in a local court in Doda against a revenue official who was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 5000 in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir about five years ago an official said The charge sheet was filed against the then Patwari Chatroo block Toufeeq Ahmad in the court of special judge anti-corruption Doda an ACB official said He said a case was registered in 2017 on the basis of a complaint that some revenue officials are demanding bribes from him after he cut down a tree Initially the Tehsildar allegedly demanded Rs 50000 but later the bribe money was settled at Rs 10000 the official said adding the Patwari was caught red-handed while receiving the first installment of Rs 5000 from the complainant After completion of the investigation the case was processed and after obtaining government sanction the case was chargesheeted in the competent court for judicial determination the official said adding the next date of hearing has been fixed for March 23 PTI TAS RCJ RCJ
Jammu Feb 26 PTI Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB on Saturday filed a charge sheet in a local court in Doda against a revenue official who was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 5000 in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir about five years ago an official said The charge sheet was filed against the then Patwari Chatroo block Toufeeq Ahmad in the court of special judge anti-corruption Doda an ACB official said He said a case was registered in 2017 on the basis of a complaint that some revenue officials are demanding bribes from him after he cut down a tree Initially the Tehsildar allegedly demanded Rs 50000 but later the bribe money was settled at Rs 10000 the official said adding the Patwari was caught red-handed while receiving the first installment of Rs 5000 from the complainant After completion of the investigation the case was processed and after obtaining government sanction the case was chargesheeted in the competent court for judicial determination the official said adding the next date of hearing has been fixed for March 23 PTI TAS RCJ RCJ