KUPWARA: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Tehsildar in Kupwara district of north Kashmir for accepting a bribe of Rs 50, 000.

An ACB team trapped Ghulam Rasool Bhat, Tehsildar Kralgund in Handwara sub-district, red handed with an amount of Rs 50, 000 at his private residence in Mangwalpora Handwara, said an official.

The official said that he had demanded the amount from a person for allowing him to cut the walnut trees.