Overview

• Anti-Corruption Bureau teams trapped and apprehended Patwari Muzamil Salam on July 10 in Ramban for accepting ₹2,500 to correct a land record after initially demanding ₹20,000
• A separate sting on July 11 in Baramulla led to the arrest of Lineman-II Manzoor Ahmad Bhat for taking ₹5,000 to process a new electricity connection
• FIR No.03/2025 and FIR No.13/2025 were registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act following each arrest
• All illicit payments were seized in the presence of independent witnesses, underscoring the bureau’s trap-based verification protocol
• Investigations into both cases are ongoing as part of a sustained campaign against petty graft in revenue and power departments