Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging that Sahil Sagar, Village Level Worker (VLW) of Rural Development Department, Block Paran Pilan, Uri, District Baramulla, is demanding a bribe Rs 20,000 from the complainant for processing his case under the PMAY(G) scheme.
The complainant, a resident of village Bandi Gujjar Basti, Uri District Baramulla, alleges that Sahil Sagar has demanded Rs 20,000/- as a bribe from him. He had already paid Rs 13000/- to him on 29.03.2022. Village Level Worker Sahil Sagar demanded the remaining Rs /- from him. On this, the complainant approached ACB for taking necessary legal action.
Upon receiving the instant complaint, prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found. Consequently, a case FIR No. 11/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Baramulla and an investigation was taken up.
During the investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team caught Sahil Sagar, Village Level Worker, Rural Development Department, Block Paran Pilan, Uri, District Baramulla, red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in the presence of independent witnesses.
Further investigations in the case are going on.