Jammu, May 01: Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested a Head constable red-handed along with bribe money of Rs.15,000 in Srinagar district.
In a handout to GNS, the ACB said that they received a written complaint from a complainant, alleging therein that demand of bribe of ₹15,000/- by one public servant namely HC Parvaiz Ahmad Rather EXK-No.992204 posted at District Srinagar, for removing the name of complainant from the list of accused in case FIR No. 09/2026 of P/S Soura Srinagar etc.
Consequent upon the information and in order to verify the allegations levelled against the said public servant, the matter was discreetly verified through a designated officer of ACB Srinagar. The said accused demanded Rs, 50,000/- which was settled at Rs, 15,000/- as bribe from complainant for removing the name of complainant from the list of accused in case FIR No. 09/2026 being investigated by the said Head Constable. On the basis of contents of the complaint, findings and recommendations of verifying officer offense under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is prima facie established against the accused public servant namely HC Parvaiz Ahmad Rather S/O Gh. Nabi Rather R/O Rather Mohallah Safapora Ganderbal.
The said HC was presently posted at DPL Srinagar.
Accordingly, a case FIR NO. 08/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar today on 01 May-2026 and investigation has been taken up.
During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted for laying a trap wherein said HC Parvaiz Ahmad was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.15, 000/- in the form of Rs. 5000/- Cash and Rs, 10,000/- through cheque from the complainant near District Police Lines Srinagar and recovery was also effected on spot.
Further investigation into the case is going on, reads the statement.(GNS)
