Revenue official arrested for accepting bribe in Kashmir

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 12:01 [IST]

Baramulla, Feb 24 (UNI) A woman clerk of tehsil office here was caught red handed while accepting a bribe, by Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (VO) today.

Official sources said that a complaint was received that clerk in the tehsil office was demanding Rs 1,500 bribe for releasing a document.

They said a trap was laid and the clerk Rifat Ara was caught red handed while accepting the bribe. The bribe money was recovered from her in presence of an independent witnesses.

A case has been registered in the police station vigilance, Kashmir.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-KASHMIR-ARREST

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