The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Monday, arrested a patwari of the revenue department for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹30,000 in Kathua district, said officials.
He was identified as Liaquat Ali, a Patwari posted at Halqa Thuthay Chak in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district.
The anti-corruption bureau had received a complaint alleging that patwari Liaquat Ali demanded illegal gratification from the complainant for attestation of mutation.
The accused had demanded a bribe of ₹1,00,000 from the complainant for entering the name of his wife in the mutation register.
“After negotiation, the accused agreed upon a bribe amount of ₹70,000 from the complainant in two instalments,” said an official spokesperson.
The complainant arranged ₹30,000 as first instalment for payment to the patwari and at the same time lodged a complaint with ACB.
“ACB, accordingly, laid a trap. A discreet verification was conducted, which corroborated the complaint. Accordingly, a case FIR number 13/2025 under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation taken up,” he said.
A team was constituted and the accused was arrested. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses, he added.
{{/usCountry}}A team was constituted and the accused was arrested. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses, he added.
{{/usCountry}}Moreover, search is being conducted at the residence of the accused situated in Kishanpur, Dungara in Billawar area of Kathua district in presence of an independent witness and a magistrate. Further investigations are on.