Bandipora, July 14: A postal assistant posted at Bandipora Post Office was arrested on Saturday, who was caught red hand accepting a bribe of 6,000 from a complainant.
According to an anti -corruption bureau (ACB) spokesperson, a team raided the post office after a complaint. While he was accepting the amount of bribery, he caught the accused.
The accused has been identified as Mudseer Ahmed Nazar, a resident of Baramula, a resident of Rohma, who is currently working as a postal assistant at Post Office Bandipora.
“The complainant approached the ACB, alleging that the officer had demanded?
6,500 for physical verification of your business unit under the PMEGP scheme for subsidy disbursement. While working on the complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught the accused with a red hand, while accepting? As part of the 6,000 bribery, “ACB said in a statement.
A case has been registered and further investigation is going on.
In a statement, ACB reiterated its commitment to do hard work against corruption in public offices and urged people to report any such example through the helpline and online complaint system. (KNS)