MC Building Inspector, assistant of Patwari arrested by Punjab vigilance bureau for taking bribe

MC Building Inspector, assistant of Patwari arrested by Punjab vigilance bureau for taking bribe

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ March 22,2024

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state, on Friday arrested Harbaksh Singh, posted as Building Inspector at Municipal Council Barnala while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested on a complaint lodged by Rashpal Singh, a resident of Barnala.

He further added that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above said Building Inspector was demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 for passing the map of his motor workshop situated at Handiaya chowk, Barnala city and the deal has been struck at Rs 25,000.

The spokesperson informed that after preliminary investigation of this complaint a VB team laid a trap and the said accused was caught red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. In this regard a FIR under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused at police station VB range Patiala. Further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.

Vigilance Bureau arrests assistant of Patwari for demanding Rs 10,000 bribe

MC Building Inspector, assistant of Patwari arrested by Punjab vigilance bureau for taking bribe. In another case, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its anti-corruption campaign, on Friday arrested Sukhwinder Singh, an assistant cum driver of a revenue Patwari, posted at revenue halqua, Jodhpur Pakhar, Bathinda district for demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said this case has been registered against the above said accused on the basis of a complaint lodged by Kewal Singh, a resident village Mansa Kalan in Bathinda district on the Chief Minister Anti Corruption Action Line.

Giving details he added that the complainant has has alleged in his complaint that he approached the halqua Patwari Gurcharn Singh where his driver has demanded Rs 10,000 as a bribe in lieu of issuing report regarding warrants for possession of his land. The complainant has recorded the entire conversation while the accused was demanding bribe money.

The spokesperson further added that during investigation of this complaint the allegations levelled by the complainant found to be correct and true that the above said accused had demanded Rs 10,000 from the complainant for the said motive. In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the above mentioned revenue official at VB police station Bathinda range. Further investigation into this case was under progress, he informed.