Muzaffarnagar. Anti Corruption Saharanpur team has arrested an accountant red handed while taking bribe in Muzaffarnagar. The accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 50 thousand in the name of getting the registration of agricultural land rejected.
After a complaint was lodged on the Chief Minister’s public hearing portal, the anti-corruption team systematically arrested the accused accountant for taking a bribe of Rs 20,000. Accused Lekhpal Mohammad Ahsan is posted in Survey Naib Tehsildar Bijnor (Circle) and is a resident of village Naseerpur of Heempur Deepa area.
This is the whole matter
Popin, resident of Majlispur Taufeer village of Bhopa police station area, told that on February 4, 2015, his mother Sudeshna had purchased about 11 bighas of agricultural land in Ganga Khadar from Baljeet of the same village. The entry of land in the records had to be rejected. Was making rounds of the office for him for many years.
There is a border dispute in 20 villages of Ganga Khadar area, due to which Mohammad Ahsan, settlement accountant of Survey Naib Tehsildar office, Bijnor, is taking over the responsibility of light accountant of Majlispur Taufeer.
Demand of Rs 50 thousand, deal of Rs 20 thousand
It is alleged that accountant Ahsan demanded Rs 50,000 for submitting a report for rejection of filing and made a deal for Rs 20,000. After contacting his relative Sonu Saini, Popin complained about the accountant on the Chief Minister’s public hearing portal.
Anti corruption Saharanpur team received instructions
Anti-corruption divisional police station Saharanpur was directed to take action against the accountant and a team was formed. On Tuesday, the anti-corruption team along with Popin reached the Consolidation Settlement Office in Bijnor. Popin gave a cash favor of Rs 20,000 to the accountant, when the anti-corruption team arrested him.
Case registered in Bhopa police station
Anti-corruption divisional police station in-charge Subhash Singh said that accountant Mohammad Ahsan has been arrested while taking Rs 20,000 as bribe. A case has been registered against the accused at Bhopa police station.