Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP’s) Bandipora district president and his Sarpanch associate for allegedly collecting Rs one lakh from a woman in lieu of getting her incarcerated brother released. The money has also been seized by the Police, GNS, local news agency quoted official sources as having said.
Abdul Rehman Tikri along with his “accomplice”, a Sarpanch identified as Mushtaq Ahmad of Darmahama, had demanded and accepted Rs 1 lakh from the woman Ms A Khursheed in lieu of releasing her incarcerated brother Aqib Khursheed from jail.
Meanwhile, a police official said that a case (FIR No. 64) under Section 420 IPC (cheating) has been filed against the accused and investigations are underway.
The money was also seized from the accused duo and both were later released after thorough questioning as they produced an anticipatory bail.
