Sargodha: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Friday arrested a patwari for allegedly accepting a Rs.400, 000 bribe from a citizen to process an inheritance transfer, officials said.
According to ACE officials, the accused, identified as Zafar was serving as a patwari in Chak Kooray Wala when he allegedly demanded and received Rs.400, 000 from Hameed Ullah for transferring inherited property in the official land record.
Acting on a complaint filed by the citizen, an ACE team under the supervision of Deputy Director(DD), Ameer Abdullah Khan conducted a raid and arrested the suspect.
A case has been registered against the accused while further investigation was underway.