The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) regional team conducted an operation in Chiniot and arrested a frontman of the Land Record Center's Sub-Registrar (SCO) for demanding a bribe.
The action was initiated based on a complaint filed by applicant Abdul Qayyum, who alleged that Amjad Ali, the frontman of Land Record SCO, had demanded a bribe of Rs70,000 to clear mosque-related documents. Circle Officer Sanaullah and his team took action on the citizen's complaint.
The accused was caught red-handed while accepting the marked bribe money and was arrested on the spot.
Meanwhile, Additional Sessions Judge Dildar Shah pronounced a verdict in a case registered at Factory Area police station. After his guilt was proven, the drug peddler was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and fined Rs800,000.
The convict, Bilal Ahmed, has been sent to jail.
According to the prosecution, Sub-Inspector Arshad Qadeer, while posted in the CIA (Crime Investigation Agency), had arrested Bilal Ahmed, a resident of Shalimar Park 2, Shadi Pura Mohalla, with 14 kg of hashish near Bohar Chowk, Factory Area, and registered the case against him.
After a thorough investigation and timely testimonies, the court punished the convict.
Separately, two individuals, including a middle-aged woman, lost their lives in road accidents, while two others were rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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