J&K Naib Tehsildar Arrested in ACB Trap Over Alleged Bribe for Land Mutation

Overview

• The Anti-Corruption Bureau in South Kashmir arrested Naib Tehsildar Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat during a trap in Anantnag on Wednesday after he allegedly took a bribe.
• A written complaint alleged he demanded Rs 1 lakh to process an inheritance mutation of land for the complainant’s in-laws.
• Reports differ on the sum recovered at the trap, with Daily Excelsior citing Rs 22,000 in one report and Rs 20,000 later, while PTI confirmed a recovery without naming an amount.
• ACB officers recovered marked currency in front of independent witnesses and then searched his home with Executive Magistrates present.
• The bureau registered a case, moved him to Awantipora for legal formalities, and says the probe is part of a push to clean up revenue offices that handle land records and approvals.