Govt official arrested for accepting bribe in J&K

State vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested a senior officer of Jammu and Kashmir government for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor for releasing dues to the latter.

State vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested a senior officer of Jammu and Kashmir government for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor for releasing dues to the latter.

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Assistant Commissioner Development, Kupwara, Abdul Rashid Bhat was arrested while he was accepting the bribe from Ghulam Rasool Shah, the complainant, in presence of witnesses, a spokesman of the anti-corruption department said.

Shah had undertaken a electrification work in Kupwara district.

The bribe was recovered from the possession of the accused, the spokesman said, adding the officer has been taken into custody for further investigation.