ACB J&K files charge sheet against postal assistant in bribery case
Srinagar, Oct 19 (KINS): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a charge sheet against Mudasir Ahmad Najar, a Postal Assistant posted at the Sub Post Office Bandipora, in a bribery case involving the release of a subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).
As per an ACB statement, a complaint was received at Police Station ACB Baramulla alleging that the accused had demanded illegal gratification from a complainant for the release of the subsidy component of a loan availed under the PMEGP scheme through KVIC Pampore.
The complainant was awaiting the release of a subsidy amount of Rs 1.75 lakh for his business unit in Bandipora. The amount was subject to physical verification and geo-tagging by the concerned public servant.
Following discreet verification of the complaint, the ACB registered a formal case at Police Station ACB Baramulla under 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 Rs 6,500 from the complainant. He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.
According to the ACB statement, the investigation was concluded with the allegations found to be substantiated. After obtaining the requisite sanction for prosecution from the competent authority, the charge sheet was filed before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, on October 19, 2026, for trial and judicial determination.(KINS)
