Srinagar, Mar 23 ; A special anti-corruption court in Srinagar has convicted a former tehsildar in a decade-and-a-half-old bribery case, sentencing him to one year of simple imprisonment.
In a statement issued to news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) ACB said Mohd Akram Khan, who was serving as Tehsildar Chadoora at the time of the incident, was found guilty of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a complainant in 2010. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict.
According to an official statement ACB said Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar, Dr Tasleem Arief Ganie, convicted Khan under Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 161 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The case was registered under FIR No. 20 of 2010 at Police Station VOK (now ACB). The charges stated that the accused had demanded the bribe from the complainant on the pretext of settling a property dispute in his favour.
Following a complaint filed on May 13, 2010, a trap was laid by the then Vigilance Organisation Kashmir, during which Khan was caught red-handed accepting the illegal gratification.
The charge sheet was filed on October 22, 2010, and after a trial spanning over 15 years, the court delivered its judgment on March 23, 2026.
The ACB stated that the conviction reinforces the commitment to combat corruption and uphold accountability in public service. (KNS)
