ACB Traps, Arrests SgCt,Demanding Rs10,000 Bribe in Rajouri ;Constable posted at Lam Police Post under Nowshera Police Station

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI AUGUST 25:-The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said that it has trapped and arrested a Selection Grade Constable (SgCt) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 to avoid implicating a complainant in a case of the Lam Police Post, falling under Nowshera Police Station in Rajouri district.

According to ACB officials, the complainant alleged that SgCt Arif Iqbal, posted at Police Post Lam, had called him telephonically regarding a complaint lodged by a resident of Pukharni, Tehsil Qila Darhal, Rajouri. The constable allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 as a bribe for himself and the In-charge of Police Post Lam to ensure that the complainant was not implicated in the case.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB, which conducted a discreet verification. Subsequently, FIR No. 05/2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, was registered at Police Station ACB Rajouri, and an investigation was launched.

During the probe, a trap team was constituted. The accused constable was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from the complainant. He was arrested on the spot after following due legal procedures.

A search was also conducted at the residential premises of the accused. Further investigation is underway.