LAYYAH: The Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) Layyah conducted a raid at the Land Record Centre Layyah and arrested a Service Center Official (SCO) Rana Abdul Ghaffar who was allegedly caught red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs25,000.
According to official sources Circle Officer Anti-Corruption Layyah Sarfraz Khan Gadi along with his team and in the presence of a Judicial Magistrate, carried out the operation after receiving a formal complaint. The complainant Muhammad Mudassar had accused the official of demanding illegal gratification for processing a land transfer (inteqal). After preliminary verification the Anti Corruption department planned a trap raid to apprehend the suspect.
During the operation, marked currency notes amounting to Rs25,000 were recovered from the possession of the accused at the scene. He was immediately taken into custody, and a case has been registered against him at the Anti Corruption Police Station Layyah under FIR No. 06/26. Authorities confirmed that further investigation is in progress.
Officials reiterated that operations against corruption in public offices will continue without discrimination. They urged citizens to report incidents of bribery and misconduct to ensure transparency and accountability in government institutions.
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