ACB arrests 2 women’s development corporation officials on bribe charges

JAMMU

Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Monday, arrested two officials of Jammu & Kashmir Women’s Development Corporation (JKWDC) for demanding illegal gratification to sanction a loan amount of Rs 3 lakh in favour of the complainant.

The complainant had applied for a loan of Rs 3 lakh under the WEP (Women Entrepreneurship Platform) Scheme.

The ACB had received a written complaint alleging that Owais Ahamd Khan and Meiraj- ud-din Sheikh, Field Supervisors, demanded the bribe.

As the complainant was unwilling to pay the bribe, he approached the ACB and lodged a written complaint.

Upon receipt of the complaint, the allegations were verified and the verification prima facie established the demand of illegal gratification.

Accordingly, Case FIR No. 15/2026 under Section 7, Section 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 & Section 61(2) BNS, was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar, and investigation was taken up.

A trap team was constituted to lay a trap. During the trap proceedings, the accused public servant, namely Owais Ahmad Khan, Field Supervisor, JKWDC, was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting illegal gratification from the complainant in lieu of facilitating the release/disbursement of the sanctioned loan amount of Rs. 3 lakh.

During the course of the trap proceedings, another public servant, namely Meiraj- ud-din Sheikh, Field Supervisor, was also arrested on spot for his alleged involvement in the commission of the offence.

The tainted bribe money was recovered from the possession of the accused in the presence of independent witnesses.

Both accused persons were subjected to medico-legal formalities and have been lodged in Police Station Shaheed Gunj, Srinagar, for safe custody.

Further investigation in the case is in progress.