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Tehsildar caught red-handed taking bribe in Handwara

Srinagar, June 21 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday caught Tehsildar of Qaziabad Kralgund in Handwara, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant in exchange for granting permission to cut walnut trees.
The action followed a complaint by a Handwara resident who alleged that Tehsildar Ghulam Rasool Bhat demanded Rs 1 lakh as a bribe for cutting of walnut trees.
The complainant, citing poverty, paid Rs 50,000 in advance but was asked to pay the remaining amount before receiving the permissions.
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