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Haryana ACB nabs Waqf Board Estate Officer and Rent Clerk red-handed taking Rs 3 Lakh bribe

Panchkula, Oct 28 (UNI) The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) today arrested Estate Officer Mohammad Salim and Rent Clerk Mohammad Tahir, both posted at the Haryana Waqf Board, Sonipat, while accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh.
The role of a private person, also named Salim, has come under investigation, and he is currently absconding, an ACB spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, the complainant and his three associates had applied to the Haryana Waqf Board last year for the lease of shop plots in Gohana. During the application process, around Rs 3 lakh was taken from the complainant at different times, but no receipts were issued for these payments.
About a month ago, the private person Salim told the complainant that the process on their files had been completed. They were then asked to bring Rs 3 lakh to the Waqf Board office in Sonipat, where receipts would be issued and an affidavit related to the lease agreement would be provided.
It is alleged that when the complainant asked about the amount to be entered in the receipts, he was not given a clear answer.
According to the complainant, the government employees and the private person were colluding to take money unlawfully.
Acting on the complaint, the ACB laid a trap on the Gohana-Kharkhauda Road near Shri Shyam Sweets.
The two officials were caught red-handed accepting the Rs 3 lakh bribe, and the entire amount was recovered from the spot.
The trap was laid by the ACB Unit, Jind. Shashank, XEN, Haryana State Roads and Bridges Development Corporation (HSRDC), Jind, was present as the gazetted officer during the operation.
The spokesman said that the arrested Estate Officer Mohammad Salim is a resident of Civil Lines Colony, Thana Road, Nuh, while Rent Clerk Mohammad Tahir is a resident of Patauda, Gurugram district, near the Tehsil office.
The third accused, Salim, a private person who was working as a peon at the Waqf Board without any appointment, is absconding.
A case has been registered against the accused at SV&ACB Police Station, Rohtak, vide FIR No. 35 dated October 28, 2026, under Sections 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Further investigation and legal action are underway.
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