Overview
- ACB Srinagar booked Maeen Azhar Kakroo, then Tehsildar South Srinagar, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act after a verification stemming from a complaint.
- The probe alleges a demand for illegal gratification to restore 14 marlas at Gulbahar Colony, Hyderpora, with a second-hand Mahindra Rexton allegedly accepted as payment via banking transactions.
- Searches at residences in Baramulla and HMT Srinagar led to the seizure of revenue records and financial documents, and investigators say the case remains under investigation.
- In a separate trap, ACB Jammu registered FIR No. 02/2026 and arrested ASI Mohinder Lal of Khour Police Station for a Rs 5,000 bribe, recovering the money and searching his official quarters.
- Earlier operations included Rajasthan ACB arrests of two Singhpur gram panchayat officials for Rs 2.10 lakh and a Bajwas village head for Rs 1 lakh, and Chhattisgarh ACB arrests of two housing-board officials over a Rs 65,000 bribe.