In Sonipat, Haryana, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) workforce arrested three individuals, together with the Waqf Board property officer, red-handed whereas accepting a bribe on the board’s workplace.
In Haryana’s Sonipat, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) workforce arrested Waqf Board workplace Property Officer Mohammed Salim, Hire Clerk Mohammed Tahir and Salim, who labored privately as a peon, red-handed whereas accepting a bribe of ₹3 lakh.
The three had been demanding the bribe in trade for processing recordsdata associated to the leases of store plots and issuing receipts. After they continued to stress the complainant, he contacted the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The complainant additionally submitted a number of audio and video recordings to the ACB as proof.
The ACB investigated the allegations independently and, after confirming them, laid a entice and arrested all three from the Waqf Board workplace itself. After their arrest, the three had been dropped at the ACB workplace, the place they’re being questioned extensively.
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Utilized to lease plots for retailers: Satish, a resident of Kishan Colony in Gohana, Sonipat, had lodged a criticism with the ACB on this regard. He stated that final 12 months, he and his three associates, Bharat Singh, Kamlesh and Subhash, had utilized to the Haryana Waqf Board for the lease of plots for retailers in Gohana.
₹3 lakh taken, however no cost receipt issued: Satish stated that in the course of the utility course of, ₹1 lakh was taken as an advance and ₹2,02,000 within the title of different funds. Regardless of these funds, no receipt was issued to him. After this, issues continued concerning the related recordsdata and cost receipts.
Peon knowledgeable him that the recordsdata had been amended: Satish additional stated that round a month in the past, Salim, who labored privately as a peon, informed him that his recordsdata had been amended. He additionally requested him to carry ₹3 lakh to the Waqf Board workplace in Sonipat.
Refused to say what quantity the receipt could be issued for: When the complainant requested Salim what quantity the receipt could be issued for in trade for ₹3 lakh, he didn’t disclose the quantity. Nevertheless, he stated that the related recordsdata had been stored within the cabinet within the Property Officer’s workplace and that the Property Officer would subject the receipts.
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