Vigilance Bureau arrests Deed Writer, Stamp Vender for accepting Rs 30,000 bribe

 Vigilance Bureau arrests Deed Writer, Stamp Vender for accepting Rs 30,000 bribe

VB recovers Rs 8,90,000 during accuseds’ house search

          Chandigarh, July 18, 2024 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Thursday has apprehended Deed Writer Subash Chander and his brother Ramesh Chander, a Stamp Vender, residing at village Taloor, tehsil Narot Jaimal Singh, Pathankot district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 on behalf of Naib Tehsildar, Narot Jaimal Singh. During search of their house at village Taloor, the VB team recovered a cash amounting to Rs 8,90,000 and the duo could not give satisfactory details of this cash.

A state VB official spokesperson disclosed today that authorities arrested the individuals mentioned above based on a complaint lodged by Sukhvir Pal, a resident of Kohliyan village in Pathankot district.

          spokesperson further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged in his complaint, that the said accused had demanded Rs 30,000 for registry of his plot on behalf of Naib Tehsildar, Narot Jaimal Singh.

    He further informed that after a preliminary enquiry into this complaint, the VB team laid a trap and caught both accused red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

spokesperson added that the VB police station Amritsar range has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.  He said the authorities will produce the accused in the competent court tomorrow, and they are currently progressing with the further investigation.

Vigilance Bureau arrests Deed Writer, Stamp Vender for accepting Rs 30,000 bribe