Officials reported said that Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging that Government servent Chuni Lal, Patwari Patwar Halqa Dansal, has been demanding illegal gratification from the complainant in order to provide demarcation report.
The officials said, “The accused Chuni Lal, Patwari, Patwar Halqa Dansal, demanded the bribe of Rs 1,00,000 from the complainant for providing report of demarcation and after negotiation agreed to receive Rs 75,000 and demanded 1st installment of Rs 25,000 as bribe.”
“The complainant could not arrange Rs 25,000 as 1st installment, however, managed to arrange Rs 20,000 only.”
On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which corroborated the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case FIR No. 15/2025 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation was taken up.
“In the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted and accused public servant was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses.”
“Moreover, searches were also conducted in the office and in-laws house of the accused in presence of independent witnesses and Magistrates,” ACB said and added that further investigation of the instant case is underway.
