BANDIPORA, Nov. 13 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department (RDD) and a contractor for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 for clearing bills related to government works in Bandipora district.
The accused government official has been identified as Mohammad Rafi Moon, posted at RDD Block Arin, while the contractor has been identified as Hilal Ahmad Mir, a resident of Gundpora Rampora, Bandipora.
According to the ACB, the action followed a complaint lodged with its Police Station Baramulla by a person who had completed five government works under the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI).
The complainant alleged that Moon had initially...