Srinagar, June 26, KDC: In another rift on corruption within the Department of Geology and Mining, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Srinagar was implicated and arrested on Thursday Mineral supervisor To allow allegedly lifting minor minerals and to accept and accept a bribe of 15,000.
Posted as accused, Bashrat Habib, Mineral supervisorA red-hand was caught by receiving bribe from a complainant, Maraj-ud-Din Cheetah, a resident of Pandretan, Srinagar.
According to a statement issued by the ACB to the news agency Kashmir.com (KDC), the bureau received a written complaint from the cheetah alleging that the officer was demanding money in exchange for permission to raise the sand. Following the complaint, ACB Srinagar made a prudent verification, which confirmed the allegations.
Subsequently, a case FIR No. 11/2025 was registered in ACB Srinagar under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (amended), and a trap was laid. Accepting bribe money, the accused was arrested on the spot and was immediately taken into custody. Further investigation is on.
This development was caught red-handed by another officer of the same department, while in the Safapora region, a deep unhealthy was indicated within the department, accepting the 10,000 bribes.
The ACB reiterated its commitment to combat corruption and urged the citizens to come forward and report such examples without any fear. “We remain stable in our mission to ensure transparency and accountability in public offices,” the statement states. (KDC)
