Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Gh Hassan, Junior Engineer of Rural Development Department, Block Tregham, District Kupwara is demanding bribe of ₹8000 for preparing Bill for the work executed by complainant under MGNREGA.
- The complainant alleged that the accused Junior Engineer (JE) was adopting delaying tactics and not preparing bill for the work executed by complainant under MGNREGA & 14th FC at village Kunanposhpura, Block Tregham, District Kupwara. The said Junior Engineer was demanding bribe of ₹8000 from complainant as his commission.
- Upon receiving the instant complaint prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out. Consequently, case FIR No. 06/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Baramulla. Subsequently, a trap team was constituted. The trap team caught Gh Hassan Jr. Engineer of Rural Development Department (REW), Block Trehgam, District Kupwara red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of ₹8000/- from the complainant. He was arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses.
- Further investigations of the case is going on.
