ACB files charge sheet against postal assistant in Bandipora bribery case

The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a charge sheet before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against Mudasir Ahmad Najar, a Postal Assistant posted at the Sub Post Office, Bandipora, in an alleged bribery case involving the release of a subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).

According to the ACB, a complaint was received at Police Station ACB Baramulla alleging that the accused had demanded illegal gratification from a beneficiary for releasing the subsidy component of a loan obtained through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Pampore.

The complainant had reportedly availed financial assistance for a business unit located in Bandipora, with a subsidy amount of ₹1.75 lakh pending, subject to physical verification and geo-tagging allegedly to be carried out by the public servant concerned.Following the complaint, the ACB conducted a discreet verification. Based on the findings, a formal case was registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla vide FIR No. 05/2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

During the investigation, the accused was allegedly caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹6,500 from the complainant. He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody, the ACB said.The Bureau stated that the investigation was completed and the allegations were found to be substantiated. After the competent authority accorded the requisite sanction for prosecution, the charge sheet was presented before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, on October 19, 2026, for trial and judicial determination.