Bijbehara, Mar 25: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) South Kashmir arrested Naib Tehsildar Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat from Arwani Tehsil Office today for demanding and accepting a Rs 22,000 bribe, officials confirmed.
ACB team, supervised by DySP Rouf Ahmad, laid a trap based on corruption complaints and caught Bhat red-handed with the bribe money recovered from his possession at the spot.
The Budgam resident was shifted to Awantipora for legal formalities as ACB intensifies its revenue department crackdown, registering a case with investigations ongoing to uncover the bribery circumstances.
ACB reaffirmed zero tolerance for graft, urging citizens to report suspicious demands in public service delivery
