Jammu, June 2 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a Forest Department employee after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 in Kishtwar district.
According to an official statement, the ACB received a written complaint alleging that Vaseem Ahmad Hap, a Forest Guard posted in Forest Division Marwah and handling accounts-related work in the office of the Divisional Forest Officer, had demanded a bribe of Rs.20,000 from the complainant for expediting the release of security deposits related to allotted works.
The complainant alleged that after negotiations, the accused agreed to accept Rs.15,000 as illegal gratification. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau a...