Srinagar, July 26 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against a former Patwari and an ex-Lumberdar in an alleged bribery case before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla.

According to the ACB, the chargesheet has been filed against Fida Hussain Shah, then Patwari of Halqa Khawaja Bagh, Baramulla, and Manzoor Ahmad Mir, ex-Lumberdar of Gutiyar, Baramulla, in connection with FIR No. 04/2024 registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla.

The case was registered on April 16, 2024, following a complaint alleging that illegal gratification was demanded for handing over revenue reports and a no-objection certificate (NOC) required for processing building permission applications submitted by the c...