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ACB Arrests Girdawar, Lumberdar With Rs 20,000 Bribe
Kashmir Observer
|APRIL 11, 2025 ISSUE
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have trapped and arrested Girdawar of Chatabal and Lumberdar from Halqa Habakadal, Srinagar red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
As per a statement issued to Kashmir Observer, a spokesman said that ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that Ayaz Ahmad Hurra, Girdawar, Chatabal, Srinagar, who is holding additional charge of Patwari Halga Habakadal and Halqa Shivpora is demanding Rs 50,000 as bribe in lieu of issuance of revenue extracts required for sale deed of an old house located at Mandir Bagh, Srinagar.
This story is from the APRIL 11, 2025 ISSUE edition of Kashmir Observer.
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