A written complaint was received by Anti Corruption Bureau which alleged that Ward Officer, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Hawal, Srinagar is demanding ₹50,000/- as bribe for allowing construction in favour of the complainant.
The complainant requested to the ward officer and pleaded for justice, who however remained adamant on his demand of bribe. He had asked the complainant to pay a bribe of ₹20,000 as first installment. However, before paying the bribe amount to the accused person, the complainant approached ACB for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law.
On receipt of the complaint a Case FIR No. 33/2022 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered with this Bureau and investigation taken up.
The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant Mohd Maqbool Bhat S/o Ali Mohd Bhat R/o HMT Srinagar, Ward Officer, Hawal SMC Srinagar red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of ₹20,000 from the complainant as first instalment of ₹50,000. He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team.