A retired government officer in Srinagar has been sentenced to prison for a 16-year-old corruption case involving bribery, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat corruption in Jammu and Kashmir.
A court here on Monday sentenced a former government officer to a year's imprisonment in a 16-year-old corruption case.
Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar, Special Judge Tasleem Arief Ganie, convicted Mohammad Akram Khan, a retired tehsildar, in a bribery case registered.
The case was registered against him by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in 2010.
An ACB spokesperson said the accused, then posted as tehsildar, was found guilty under provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act and the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
"The accused, then-serving as tehsildar, was found guilty under Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of the J-K Prevention of Corruption Act, and Section 161 RPC, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant, on the pretext of getting the property dispute settled in his favour," a spokesperson of the ACB said in a statement.
He said the court sentenced the accused to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000.