J&K ACB arrests Patwari for accepting bribe to issue revenue records in Anantnag

ANANTNAG, 1 August 2024: J&K Anti Corrupting Bureau (ACB) received a complaint alleging therein that Mohammad Ayoub Hajam, Patwari, Halqa Fatehpora is demanding ₹9000 as a bribe for issuing a certified copy of the online mutation in respect of land which the wife of the complainant had purchased in February this year. However, after negotiation, the amount was settled as ₹5000.

The complainant chose not to pay a bribe and instead approached ACB to take legal action against the accused Patwari as provided under law.

On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted which confirmed the demand by the said Patwari and accordingly, Case FIR No. 04/2024 u/s 7 of P/C Act 1988 was registered in PS ACB Anantnag and an investigation was taken up.

During the investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught Patwari namely Mohammad Ayoub Hajam S/o Mohammad Ramzan R/o Vessu, District Anantnag red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5000 from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team. The bribe amount was also recovered from his possession in the presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.

Further investigation of the instant case is going on.