ACB Arrests Rural Development Assistant Engineer, Alleged Tout in Bandipora; Rs 8,000 Recovered

Bandipora, Nov 12, The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department, posted in Arin Block, along with an alleged tout in Bandipora district.

Officials said the arrests were made at C.A. Khan in Bandipora, during which the anti-graft agency recovered Rs 8,000.

The arrested Assistant Engineer has been identified as Muhammad Rafeeq, a resident of Baramulla. He was taken into custody along with the alleged tout during the operation.

Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the arrests, the nature of the allegations and the role of the alleged tout were awaited.