Srinagar, March 10 The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested an official from the revenue department on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing revenue extracts.
A spokesperson for the bureau said that the ACB received a written complaint alleging that the Patwari of Batamaloo (Srinagar) was demanding Rs 10,000 as a bribe for issuing revenue extracts in favor of the complainant's relative.
The patwari had requested to be paid on Tuesday to receive the necessary documents.
"The complainant, unwilling to pay the bribe, approached the ACB and submitted a written complaint requesting legal action against the accused public servant," the spokesperson said.
During the investigation, the team set a trap and caught the accused, Safdar Hussain Mir, red-handed while demanding and accepting Rs 10,000 from the complainant, he said.
The accused was taken into custody after completing all necessary legal procedures, he added.