SRINAGAR, Mar 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday trapped a Patwari in Srinagar’s Batmaloo area while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing revenue extracts.
According to an ACB spokesperson, the Bureau received a written complaint alleging that Patwari Halqa Batmaloo, Safdar Hussain Mir, had demanded Rs 10,000 from the complainant for issuing revenue records in favour of one of his relatives. It was further alleged that the accused had asked the complainant to pay the money on Monday in order to secure the required documents.
Refusing to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau and lodged a formal written complaint, seeking legal action against the public servant.
The spokesperson said that after receiving the complaint, the ACB conducted a pre-trap verification, during which the alleged demand for bribe was found to be established. Following this, FIR No. 05/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar and an investigation was initiated.
As part of the operation, the Bureau constituted a trap team, which laid a successful trap and caught the accused Patwari red-handed while he was allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 10,000 from the complainant.
The accused was immediately taken into custody after completion of the required medico-legal formalities. The ACB said further investigation in the case is underway.