Srinagar, Mar 30: Anti Corruption Bureau on Wednesday arrested an officer of Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) for demanding and accepting bribe, sources said.
Sources said that Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant had alleged that Muzaffar Ahmad Dada, Executive Engineer, Pahalgam Development Authority, was demanding bribe of ₹20000 from complainant for releasing his payments for the work.
A trap team was constituted, which laid a successful trap and caught red-handed Muzaffar Ahmad, Executive Engineer, Pahalgam Development authority (PDA), District Anantnag while demanding and accepting bribe of ₹20000/- from the complainant in his file, they said.
The accused officer has been arrested on the spot by ACB team and further investigation is on, sources added. kdc
This post was published on March 30, 2022