Urban Dev Agency official arrested with bribe in Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov 21 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Organisation today caught red handed an Urban Development Agency official while accepting bribe of Rs 500.

A vigilance spokesman said Fayaz Ahmed Bhat, a Junior Assistant with the Urban Development Agency, was arrested while accepting bribe of Rs 500 from a complainant for forwarding his case to a bank for release of loan under the Swarn Jayanti Rozgar Yojana (SJRY), a centrally-sponsored scheme for the people living below poverty line.

He said Ghulam Nabi Khan, a Srinagar resident, had lodged a complaint with the Vigilance Organisation, alleging that Bhat was demanding illegal gratification from him for forwarding his case to the bank under SJRY for release of loan.

A case was registered and a team of vigilance officials deputed for investigations. The vigilance sleuths laid a trap and caught red handed the accused while accepting bribe of Rs 500 from Khan. The accused was taken into custody for further investigations.

UNI AG MIR ND1850