Srinagar, Oct 19 (KNS) : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a charge sheet against a postal assistant for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 6,500 in lieu of releasing subsidy under the PMEGP scheme, officials said on Monday.
A complaint was received at Police Station ACB Baramulla against Mudasir Ahmad Najar, Postal Assistant posted at Sub Post Office Bandipora, for demanding illegal gratification for the release of the subsidy component in favour of the complainant, they said.
The complainant had availed financial assistance from KVIC Pampore for his business unit situated at Bandipora, and an amount of Rs 1,75,000 as subsidy was pending in his favour, subject to physical verification with geo-tagging to be conducted by the accused public servant, the officials said.
A discreet verification was conducted, which resulted in the registration of a formal case at Police Station ACB Baramulla vide FIR No.
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During the course of investigation, the accused was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe money amounting to Rs 6,500 from the complainant, following which he was arrested and taken into custody, the officials said.
The investigation of the case was closed as proved and the necessary sanction for launching prosecution against the accused public servant was accorded by the competent authority after due consideration of the material placed on file against him, they said.
Accordingly, the charge sheet of the case was presented before the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla on October 19, 2026 against the accused for trial and judicial determination, the officials added. (KNS)
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