Srinagar : Anti-corruption Bureau on Monday said to have caught and subsequently arrested Accounts Assistant Children’s Hospital Bemina Srinagar red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe in tune of rupees 18000.
“Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint from Class-IV/MTS employees of Children’s Hospital Bemina Srinagar through their representative, stating therein that a fellow public servant working as Accounts Assistant at the said hospital is demanding bribe at the rate of rupees 3000 per employee for releasing 2-1/2 days allowance along with the salary in their favour”, maintained a Bureau statement issued to GNS adding the complainants were however, not willing to pay the bribe and approached Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar for taking legal action against the accused public servant as provided under law.
“On receipt of the complaint a Case FIR No. 01/2023 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered with PS ACB Srinagar and investigation taken up”, the statement reads.
“During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted by this Bureau. The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of rupees 8,000 from the complainants. The money was recovered from the accused on spot. The accused has been identified as Mr. Nisar Ahmad Rather son of Ab Ahad Rather, a resident of Nowshera, Accounts Assistant.”
“Further investigation into the case is going on”, the statement read further. (GNS)
