Srinagar, July 31 (KINS): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against former Tehsildar of Qaziabad, Kralgund, Kupwara, Ghulam Rasool Bhat, and a private individual, Rafi Ahmad Lone, in connection with a ₹1 lakh bribery trap case.
According to the ACB, the chargesheet has been filed in FIR No. 04/2025 after the completion of the investigation and obtaining the required prosecution sanction from the competent authority.
The case was registered following a complaint alleging that the accused public servant had demanded a bribe for granting permission to cut walnut trees for commercial purposes. After verifying the allegations, the ACB registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and launched an investigation.
During a trap operation conducted on June 20, 2025, the accused Tehsildar was allegedly caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the remaining bribe amount of ₹50,000 at Kralgund in Handwara. The tainted money was recovered in accordance with legal procedures. Both the former Tehsildar and the private individual were arrested and later released on bail by the court.
With the investigation now complete, the ACB has submitted the chargesheet before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, for judicial proceedings.(KINS)
