Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau Friday said it has trapped and arrested a Wildlife Department guard and a broker for accepting bribe in lieu for releasing belongings of the complainant seized by the Wildlife Department.
The Wildlife Department guard have been identified as Tariq Ahmad Sofi who was posted at Waskhura, District Ganderal.
"He was demanding Rupees 5000/ as bribe for releasing the belongings of the complainant seized by the Wildlife Department," ACB said in a statement.
ACB investigation also accused another person as broker, namely Mohammad Yaseen Bhat for the same.
Both of them were arrested and taken into custody by ACB Team. The bribe money was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses, the statement reads.
“Further investigations of the case is going on”, it concluded.
(GNS)
