JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday trapped and arrested in-charge Police Post (PP), Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu Murtaza Rehman and his driver for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 13,000.

An ACB spokesperson said that the Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that public servant namely PSI Murtaza Rehman, in-charge PP GMC Jammu and his driver SPO Himanshu Sharma had demanded illegal gratification for running Rehri (mobile kiosk) at the exit gate of GMC Jammu from the complainant.

"The accused had demanded illegal gratification from the complainant for running Rehri. Since, the complainant didn't want to pay bribe, he approached Anti-Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the accused public servant under law," ACB spokesperson said.

On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted, which confirmed the demand of bribe by the public servant concerned and accordingly, a case FIR No 06/2025 U/S 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and section 61(2) BNS, 2023 was registered in Police Station ACB Jammu and investigation taken up.

During the course of investigation, a trap team headed by a gazetted rank officer was constituted.

"The team laid a successful trap and accused public servant PSI Murtaza Rehman and his driver and SPO Himanshu Sharma were caught red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs 13,000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses. The accused was arrested on the spot by the ACB team after following due process of law," the spokesperson said.

The bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.

"Moreover, searches are being conducted in the residential houses of both the accused in presence of independent witnesses and Magistrates. Further investigation of the instant case is going on," the spokesperson said.