Andhra Wakf Board CEO caught taking bribe

By IANS,

Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) B.S. Farooq Ahmed was Thursday caught red handed while taking a bribe.


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Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials said the CEO was caught when he was taking Rs.1 lakh from a person who wanted a job in the Wakf Board.

An official said Farooq had demanded Rs.2 lakh from Arshad, a youth from Kadapa district, to appoint him as a security guard. Farooq was caught while taking Rs.1 lakh.

ACB officials raided Farooq’s house to conduct a thorough probe into his assets.

Wakf Board, run by the state government, looks after movable and immovable properties dedicated by Muslims for religious and charitable purposes.

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