The CBI has booked a Military Engineering Service (MES) engineer for taking bribe from the employee of an air conditioning plant maintenance contractor at Army Command in Udhampur.
Complainant Kuldeep Kumar alleged in his complaint, now part of the FIR, that Junior Engineer Mohammad Khursheed Ansari posted at Garrison Engineer (Utility0, MES, Udhampur allegedly took bribe of Rs 4,000 per month from his salary of Rs 10,000 per month.
Kumar was working on behalf of contractor Manjeet at the AC plant of the Army Command in Udhampur under the supervision of Ansari.
The CBI has booked Ansari for alleged corruption under Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act.
Ansari had allegedly threatened Kumar that he will be removed from service if he does not pay the bribe and will be murdered if he disclosed it to anyone. Ansari allegedly took the bribe amount of Rs 4,000 per month for the last five months, according to the FIR.
In his complaint, Kumar said that his wife remains ill and he has two children and unable to run his family with his meager income and the bribe amount being taken by Ansari is leading to immense financial hardship.
The complainant also stated that he never wanted to pay the bribe to Ansari but continued doing so due to not being highly educated and was unaware of the legal remedies available. He lodged the complaint after coming to know of the CBI.
The CBI conducted a discreet enquiry following a complaint from Kumar and the verification by the agency revealed the allegations to be true and genuine, added the FIR.