Srinagar- Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday trapped and arrested Dr. Bilquees Ara Siddiqui, Scientist-B of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Srinagar for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹5,000.
In a statement, ACB said that it received a written complaint against Dr. Bilquees Ara, Scientist-B in the State Pollution Control Board for demanding bribes for issuance of ‘Consent To Operate’ (CTO) for a bakery unit located at Industrial Estate, Khunmoh.
“The complainant in his complaint alleged that he had applied for ‘Consent To Operate’ (CTO) from the Pollution Control Board in the month of Nov-2023. His application was pending with Dr. Bilquees (accused) who was unnecessarily delaying the matter. It was further alleged that on 6th of this month, the complainant visited the accused at the PCB office and requested her to process his case. She demanded ₹20,000 as a bribe from the complainant for the issuance of CTO. However, after negotiation, the amount was settled as ₹5,000,” reads the statement.
The anti-graft agency said that the complainant chose not to pay a bribe and instead approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau to take legal action against the accused public servant as provided under the law. On receipt of the complaint, a Case FIR No. 02/2024 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 was registered with PS ACB Srinagar and an investigation was taken up.
“During an investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of ₹5,000 from the complainant. The money was recovered from the accused on the spot. The accused has been identified as Dr. Bilquees Ara Siddiqui daughter of Ghulam Nabi, a resident of Sarnal (Gulshan Abad) Anantnag, working in the Pollution Control Board as Scientist-B,” the statement said, adding that a further investigation into the case is going on.
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