J&K ACB arrests postal assistant at Bandipora

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau today trapped and arrested a postal assistant in Bandipora district while demanding and allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6500.

ACB said they received a complaint from a resident of Bandipora against Mudasir Ahmad, postal assistant posted at sub post office Bandipora for demanding bribe.

The complainant alleged that he had taken a loan under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) scheme through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for a mobile and electronic equipment business.

While the bank had released the loan amount, the subsidy was pending and required a physical inspection by the Bandipora post office. During this process, the official in charge, Mudasir Ahmad, allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 6,500 to clear the subsidy.

On receipt of the complaint, a secret verification was conducted by ACB which prima facie discloses commission of an offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the part of the accused Mudasir.

Accordingly, a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla against the accused and the investigation was initiated.

“A trap was laid and the accused was caught red-handed while demanding & accepting bribe from the complainant, he was immediately taken into custody after following due process of law. Further investigations are going on,” ACB said.