Agriculture official caught red-handed by ACB while accepting Rs 40k bribe for releasing subsidy

Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) J&K caught Sr. Assistant of Sub Division Agriculture office Handwara namely Irshad Ahmad Peer, red handed while demanding and accepting bribe amount of Rs 40,000 for the release of a subsidy bill pending with him, ACB said on Monday.

ACB P/S Baramulla received a written compliant against the said public servant alleging therein that a subsidy bill was pending with the said public servant who had demanded bribe amounting to Rs 40,000 from complainant against the release of a subsidy bill of Tractor availed by the brother of complainant under HADP Scheme, upon which a discreet verification was conducted by ACB Baramulla during which the allegations of demand of bribe by the said public servant were found true, ACB stated.

In view of the written complaint and verification report received in the matter, commission of a cognizable offence punishable U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) was made out said public servant. Accordingly, a Case FIR No. 06/2026 under section 7 of the PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) was registered on 12.10.2026 at ACB PS Baramulla and investigations was set into motion.

Immediately after the registration of the case, a Trap laying team was constituted, associated by independent witnesses as per the prevailing norms and a successful trap was laid by the trap team against the said accused public servant, who was caught red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe money of Rs.40,000/- which was recovered from his conscious possession, confirmed and authenticated by other surrounding  evidences. The accused has been arrested and taken into custody and investigation of the case is in progress, ACB added.