21/06/2025
Tehsildar Kralgund Arrested by ACB for Accepting ₹50,000 Bribe
Kupwara, June 21 (JKNS): In a major crackdown on corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested a Tehsildar from the Kupwara district of North Kashmir for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹50,000.
As per details accessed by the JKNS news agency, the ACB team laid a successful trap and apprehended Ghulam Rasool Bhat, who serves as the Tehsildar of Kralgund Qaziabad in Handwara sub-division. He was caught red-handed while receiving the bribe amount at his private residence in Mangwalpora, Handwara.
The arrest marks another significant step by the ACB in curbing corruption in the public administration system of Jammu and Kashmir. Further investigation into the matter is currently underway.