Man arrested for offering bribe to SHO in Kupwara

Kupwara, Jun 15: A person was arrested on Sunday afternoon after he attempted to bribe the Station House Officer (SHO) of Police Station Lalpora, Kupwara in lieu of the unlawful release of a seized JCB vehicle.

While divulging details, the SHO (DySP Probationary) Raghav Choudhary said that the JCB was earlier intercepted during routine patrolling. "Upon inspection, it was found to be operating without valid documents, and the driver was discovered to be unlicensed.

Consequently, the JCB was challaned and later seized as per the law," he said. The SHO said that a person identified as Talib Peer, son of Abdul Rashid Peer, resident of Lolab approached him and offered illegal gratification in an attempt to secure the release of the seized JCB.