Srinagar, Jan 3 (JKNS): In a major crackdown against corruption in public offices, the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday trapped and arrested a clerk of the Tehsil Office Central, Shalteng, Srinagar, while he was allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹2,000 for tampering with official detention records.
In a statement issued here to news agency JKNS, ACB received a written complaint wherein the complainant has alleged that after being detained under preventive action (vide Section 126/170 BNSS) by orders of the 1st Class Executive Magistrate of the Tehsil Office Central Shalteng Srinagar, a clerk namely Laiq Ahmad Nath deputed in the said office has demanded an illegal gratification of ₹2,000 for erasing the complainant’s detention record from the official registers.
The complainant who is unwilling to pay the bribe, approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar with a written complaint, requesting legal action against the accused public servant under relevant provisions of law, it reads.
On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand of bribe by the accused public servant. Accordingly, Case FIR No. 01/2026 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation was taken up, it reads.
During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the accused clerk, Laiq Ahmad Nath, R/o Qamarwari Srinagar red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of ₹2,000 from the complainant, it reads.
After completing all necessary medico-Legal formalities, the accused Public Servant was taken into custody. Further investigation in the case is going on, reads the statement. (JKNS)
