SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against Mudasir Ahmad Najar, a Postal Assistant posted at Sub Post Office Bandipora, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹6,500 for the release of a subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).
According to an ACB statement, a complaint was received at Police Station ACB Baramulla alleging that Najar had demanded illegal gratification for releasing the subsidy component of a loan availed by the complainant through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Pampore, for his business unit in Bandipora.
An amount of ₹1.75 lakh was pending as subsidy, subject to physical verification and geo-tagging to be carried out by the accused, the statement said.
Following discreet verification, the ACB registered a formal case at Police Station ACB Baramulla under FIR No. 05/2025, under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
During the investigation, the accused was caught red-handed while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹6,500 from the complainant. He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.
The ACB said the investigation was concluded with the allegations found to be proved. After obtaining the requisite prosecution sanction from the competent authority, the chargesheet was presented before the Court of the Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, on October 19, 2026, for trial and judicial determination. — (KIMS)