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SDH Official Arrested for Accepting ₹3600 Bribe

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SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Branch on Wednesday said it arrested an official of sub-district hospital Sopore for demanding and accepting a bribe for issuing a birth certificate.

An official said that ACB arrested one Mehraj U Din Wani while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 3,600 from one Farooq Ahmad Misger.

He said that Misger approached Wani to get a birth certificate issued for his daughter, and Wani, taking advantage of his position, demanded the bribe.

The official said that further investigation into the case has been initiated (KNO)