JJ CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Oct 28: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested Abdul Qayoom, Manager of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with three other employees for demanding and accepting bribe for unloading the truck.
The Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging that employees of FCI Depot Srinagar are unnecessarily delaying to unload the truck and issuance of challan thereof, a spokesman of the bureau said.
He said the complainant approached the ACB for taking legal action against Abdul Qayoom, Manager and other employees of the FCI at Shaheed Ganj in Srinagar, for demanding bribe to unload the truck.
It was revealed that more than 200 vehicles per month are unloaded at FCI Shaheed Ganj Srinagar. Manager and other officials use delaying tactics for unloading of vehicles and demand bribe for issuance of challan.
On receipt of the complaint Case FIR No. 32/2021 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 & 120 IPC was registered in this Bureau and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted who successfully caught Abdul Qayoom, Manager and three other officials of FCI, Shaheed Ganj Srinagar for demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 1500 from the complainant. The accused were arrested and taken into custody by the ACB team.
He said a thorough search was conducted and further investigation into the case is on. UNI
