Patwari among two held in bribery case
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Samba, March 26
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Tuesday they have arrested a patwari and his associate in the Halqa Nanga panchayat in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district in connection with a case related to accepting a bribe.
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The accused were identified as Varun Choudhary, patwari and Dayal Chand, chowkidar.
As per the officials, a case has been registered against the accused, patwari, based on a complaint.
It was alleged that the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant for issuing girdawari land owned by him.
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“The CBI laid a trap and during the trap proceedings, the accused asked the complainant to hand over the bribe amount to his associate, a Chowkidar, Halqa Nanga, District Samba (J&K). Both the accused were apprehended during the transaction of a bribe of Rs 9,000,” according to an official release. The arrested accused will be produced before the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu, on March 27, 2024, it added.
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