Baramulla, Aug 01: A government employee working in the Rural development Department (RDD) was caught redhanded for accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 in Baramulla by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday, officials said here.
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An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an AEE of RDD had allegedly demanded a bribe from a contractor in Baramulla district, following which a complaint was filed against him.
He said that after receiving the complaint, a trap was laid by ACB and the accused officer was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe money of Rs 4000 from the complainant.
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He further said that bribe money was also recovered in the presence of independent witnesses, while further necessary legal action was being taken.
