Overview
- ACB laid a supervised trap on March 9 in Reasi and caught Head Constable Parvaiz Ahmed Bhati accepting Rs 5,000 from the complainant.
- The complainant reported the demand after refusing to pay, leading to discreet verification that corroborated the allegation.
- FIR No. 05/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered at ACB Police Station Udhampur.
- Independent witnesses were present during the trap, the cash was recovered from Bhati, and he was arrested on the spot.
- Investigators searched his Talwara residential quarter in the presence of a magistrate, and the inquiry remains underway.