Srinagar- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said it arrested a head constable after he was caught red-handed accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe in Srinagar.
They said the accused had allegedly demanded money to remove a complainant’s name from an FIR registered at Police Station Soura.
In a statement, a spokesperson said the Anti-Corruption Bureau received a written complaint from a complainant, alleging therein that demand of bribe of Rs 15,000/- by one public servant namely HC Parvaiz Ahmad Rather EXK-No.992204 posted at District Srinagar, for removing the name of complainant from the list of accused in case FIR No. 09/2026 of P/S Soura Srinagar etc.
He said consequent upon the information and in order to verify the allegations levelled against the said public servant, the matter was discreetly verified through a designated officer of ACB Srinagar.
“The said accused demanded Rs, 50,000/- which was settled at Rs, 15,000/- as bribe from complainant for removing the name of complainant from the list of accused in case FIR No. 09/2026 being investigated by the said Head Constable.”
The spokesperson said on the basis of contents of the complaint, findings and recommendations of verifying officer offense under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is prima facie established against the accused public servant namely HC Parvaiz Ahmad Rather S/O Gh. Nabi Rather R/O Rather Mohallah Safapora Ganderbal.
“Accordingly, a case FIR NO. 08/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar today on 01 May-2026 and investigation has been taken up,” he said.
He said, during the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted for laying a trap wherein said HC Parvaiz Ahmad was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.15, 000/- in the form of Rs. 5000/- Cash and Rs, 10,000/- through cheque from the complainant near District Police Lines Srinagar and recovery was also effected on spot. Further investigation into the case is going on.
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