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The complainant, stating that he is against corruption, has approached ACB Srinagar seeking legal action against the accused official. On receipt of the complaint, discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand of bribe by the accused public servant. Accordingly, Case FIR No. 02/2026 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted which laid a successful trap and caught the accused Riyaz Ahmad Khan, Patwari Halqa Rakh Soothe, Budgam red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of ₹10,000 from the complainant. After completing all necessary medico-Legal formalities, the accused Public Servant was taken into custody. Further investigation is going on.
