ACB J&K arrested Assistant Engineer of Rural Development Department Block Arin District Bandipora namely Mohd Rafi Moon, for demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs 8000/= for release of bills pending with him.
ACB P/S Baramulla received a compliant against the said public servant from complainant alleging therein that he has completed five government PRI works. However, the concerned AE, Mohd Rafi Moon has demanded Rs.11,000/- as bribe for passing his work bills and upon negotiations, he later reduced the bribe amount to Rs. 8000/- . Despite his refusal to pay the bribe, the concerned AE is deliberately withholding his bills.
Upon receipt of the compliant, a discreet verification was conducted by this Bureau which prime facie disclosed the commission of a cognizable offence punishable U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in year 2018) against said public servant.
Accordingly, a case FIR No. 07/2026 under section 7 of the PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) was registered on 12.11.2026 at Police station ACB Baramulla and investigation was set into motion.
Immediately after the registration of the case, a Trap laying team was constituted, associated by independent witnesses as per the prevailing norms and a successful trap was laid by the trap team against the said Assistant Engineer RDD Block Arin District Bandipora, who along with another accused namely Hilal Ahmad Mir S/O Mohd Ramzan Mir R/O Gundpora, Rampora District Bandipora (contractor by profession) were caught red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe money of Rs.8,000/- which was recovered from the conscious possession of accused persons confirmed and authenticated by other surrounding evidences. Both the accused have been arrested and taken into custody and investigation of the case is in progress.
