Vigilance Bureau arrests Beldar for taking Rs 10000 bribe

Chandigarh, May 21, 2024 –

          The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Tuesday, has apprehended Nirmal Singh, posted as Beldar in District Forest Office at Khasa, Amritsar while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 10000.

          Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by Jobandeep Singh, a resident of  village Gharinda, tehsil Attari.

          He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and informed that he wanted to set up wood cutting unit (Aara) and the said accused has demanded Rs 10000 for facilitate him to issue its license.

          The spokesperson added that after preliminary verification of this complaint the VB team has laid a trap during which the said accused was caught red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

          He added that in this regard a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at VB police station Amritsar range. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.