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J&K ACB arrests revenue official in bribery case

Jammu, Feb 13 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau have trapped and arrested a revenue official for accepting a bribe.
The official comminique said that the ACB received a complaint alleging therein that public servant namely Sudershan Khajuria, Patwari Halqa Khanpur, Tehsil Marheen, District Kathua demanded illegal gratification for correction of Girdawari entry in revenue record from the complainant.
The accused had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant for correction of Girdawari entry in revenue records and in case, the complainant failed to provide the bribe amount, the said Patwari intimidated the complainant to tamper his revenue record and will change the entries of his name.
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