Architect, Women Clerk, Officer arrested by Punjab Vigilance Bureau for taking bribe
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ January 9,2025
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Jaspal Singh, Assistant Town Planner (ATP), Municipal Corporation Patiala and Anish Khanna, an Architect from Patiala while taking a bribe of Rs. 50,000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused have been arrested based on a complainant lodged by Ashok Kumar, a resident of Patran, in Patiala district.
He further added that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused Jaspal Singh has been demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh through the said private Architect Anish Khanna for passing the plan of complainant’s hospital building. The complainant informed that the said ATP had already taken Rs 50,000 through the Architect and demanding the remaining bribe money.
The spokesperson further informed that after a preliminary enquiry of this complaint the VB team laid a trap during which the accused Architect have been arrested red handed while he was receiving the second installment of bribe of Rs 50000 in presence of two official witnesses. Subsequently, the accused ATP was also arrested. In this regard a case has been registered against both the accused under prevention of corruption act at VB police station Patiala range. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress.
In another case, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state has apprehended Aniksha Devi, Clerk (Front Desk Executive), posted at Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) Ludhiana for receiving a bribe of Rs 1500 through google pay.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the accused Aniksha Devi, a resident of Dashmesh Nagar, village Iyali Khurd , Ludhiana has been arrested following an enquiry of a complaint filed by Abhijeet Singh Verma, a resident of New Deep Nagar, Hebowal Kalan, Ludhiana on the Chief Ministers’ anti corruption action line.
He further stated that as per the complaint the dealing clerk Aniksha Devi told the complainant to pay online fee of Rs 4251 to get NOC required for sale of plot. In addition to this, the lady clerk has demanded a bribe of Rs 1500 through Google pay to issue the NOC.
The spokesperson further added that during verification of this complaint, the allegations levelled by the complainant have been found correct as the same have been supported by oral and documentary evidence. Subsequently, a case has been registered against the accused clerk under prevention of corruption act at VB police station Ludhiana range.
Architect, Women Clerk, Officer arrested by Punjab Vigilance Bureau for taking bribe. The accused would be produced in competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.
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