SRINAGAR, Mar 25: A Special Judge of Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar has sentenced an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) rank police official to one year in jail over accusations of demanding and accepting bribe.
“The judgement was pronounced on 24-03-2023, wherein accused ASI Mushtaq Ahmad Shah then posted at Police Station Charar-e-Sharief, Budgam has been convicted U/S 5(2) PC Act and 161 RPC and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- under each offence. It was further announced that in case of default in payment of fine, the accused shall undergo further imprisonment for one month under each offence.”
“The accused convict has been taken into custody and sent to Central Jail Srinagar for serving the sentence.”
“The accused Mushtaq Ahmad Shah was trapped while he was posted at Police Station Charar-e-Sharief, Budgam on 19-09-2008 following a complaint lodged by one Ab. Rashid Chopan resident of Fresdub, Charar-e-Sharief, Budgam in Police Station VOK (now ACB),” read the facts of the case.
“It was averred that the complainant had purchased 03 quintals of rice from Govt. Ration Depot Nagam, Charar-e-Sharief and was transporting the same in a Sumo towards
