Gowhar Gul, SHO & HC Nazir Ahmad Bhat of Police Station Khag, District Budgam trapped by ACB while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 4000 in lieu of disposal of a complaint

Srinagar 27, October: ACB received a complaint that SHO and MHC of Police Station Khag are demanding Rs.4000/- as bribe from the complainant for settlement/disposing of the complaint lodged by him. On the basis of the complaint Case, FIR No.21/2020 U/S 7 Prevention of Corruption Act was registered at PS ACB Srinagar and a team was constituted to lay a trap.
Subsequently, a successful trap was laid in which the accused, namely Gowhar Gul, SHO Police Station Khag, and Nazir Ahmad Bhat, MHC of the said Police Station were apprehended red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe from the complainant. Both have been subsequently arrested and will be produced before the Court for police remand.
Further investigation of the case is in progress.