ACB traps and arrests Mohd. Rahid Malik, Junior engineer of Rural Development Department
ACB traps and arrests Mohd. Rahid Malik, Junior engineer of Rural Development Department, Poonch for accepting bribe
Press Trust of Kashmir | Poonch : Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Mohd Rahid Malik, presently posted as Junior Engineer in Block Sathra, Poonch demanded a bribe of Rs. 12000/- for releasing payment for construction of drain in favour of complainant and 05 other NREGA card holders. The complainant alleged that he approached Block development Officer and Assistant Commissioner Development, Poonch for redressal of complaint, but no action was taken by them.
2. On receipt of the complaint, a case FIR No.02 of 2021, under section 7 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered in Police Station ACB Rajouri and investigation was taken up.
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3. A trap team was constituted. The trap team laid a successful trap and caught Mohd Rahid Malik @ Jannu S/o Mohd Sajjad Malik R/o Mandi Kalani, Tehsil Mandi District Poonch, presently posted as Junior engineer in Block Sathra, Poonch, red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe from the complainant. The amount of bribe to the tune of Rs. 6000 was also recovered on the spot. He was arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. After the arrest searches were also conducted in the premises of the accused.
4. Further investigation is in progress.(PTK).
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‘Poor families living in remote areas suffer the most’
Press Trust of Kashmir | SRINAGAR : Apni Party Media Advisor Farooq Andrabi on Friday expressed his deep resentment over the unavailability of Kerosene oil across the UT of Jammu and Kashmir due which underprivileged sections of the society especially from far-flung areas have to suffer the most.
While issuing a statement here, Andrabi said that the Government should vigilantly be cognizant of the ground situation knowing that there still exists a vast section of the people who still are dependent on Kerosene oil as a primary fuel.
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“The poor man’s fuel has now become inaccessible to the general mass. The authorities in charge must know that not every house in J&K has been provided with a LPG connection and neither electric supply is 24×7 available in the far-flung areas. The main conventional fuel source for such families has always been Kerosene,” Andrabi remarked.
He said that the situation has become pathetic wherein Kerosene oil is only accessible in black markets whereas the administration is acting impervious to the genuine demand of the public.
“The administration needs to shun their lackadaisical attitude in regards to this matter and restart delivering the monthly kerosene quota to those families who live in the suburbs or don’t have access to LPG connection. Pertinently, the harsh weather conditions and difficult terrain in J&K also makes it requisite for the people to use this conventional fuel during road closures or electricity blackouts,” he urged.(PTK)
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