Srinagar, Aug 27: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday said to have trapped and arrested Junior Engineer and two other employees of Power Development Department (PDD), Pakherpora, Charar-i-Sharief, Budgam red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000.
A spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint, alleging therein that one Mohammad Irfan Ganaie, Junior Engineer of electric Department posted at Pakherpora Charar-i-sharief area is demanding Rs 5000 as bribe through other two subordinate employee, for relocation of HT line passing adjacent to the house of complainant.
The complainant, unwilling to pay the bribe, approached ACB to take legal action, the spokesman said, adding that consequent upon the information and in order to verify the allegation leveled in the complaint, the matter was discreetly verified through a designated officer of ACB Srinagar.
“On the basis of contents of the complaint, findings and recommendations by the verifying officer, offence under section 7, 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (Amended-2018) r/w section 61(2) BNS, was prima facie made out against PDD Employee namely Mohammad Irfan Ganie(Junior Engineer PDD) S/o Mohammad Sultan Ganie R/o Kamrazipora Pulwama, Abid Hussain Wani (Lineman)S/o Ab. Rashid Wani R/o Pakherpora Charar-i-Sharief, and Sajad Ahmad Mir (PDL) S/o Ab. Rashid Mir R/o Pakherpora Charar-i-Sharief,” the statement reads.
Accordingly, ACB said that a case under FIR number 17/2025 was registered in PS ACB Srinagar against accused public servants and investigation was taken up.
“During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted and deputed to Pakherpora Charar-i-Shrief, Budgam. The team laid a successful trap and the trio were arrested while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant,” the statement reads, adding that further investigation into the case is going on—(KNO)
