Vigilance Bureau Nabs Civil Supplies Inspector for Rs. 90,000 Bribe

Chandigarh February 27 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state on Tuesday apprehended Amandeep Gupta, Inspector, Food & Civil Supplies Department, Punjab for demanding a bribe of Rs 90,000.

Here today, the state VB spokesperson revealed that they had arrested the aforementioned accused following a complaint lodged by Jarnail Singh, a resident of Diamond Tower, Kharar, SAS Nagar district, on the Chief Minister Anti-Corruption Action Line.

He further informed that the complainant has alleged in his complaint that the said accused has been demanding a bribe of Rs. 90,000 in lieu of renewal of licence and change of ownership of the brickkiln purchased by him. The complainant further stated that earlier Chaman Gupta, the then Inspector of Food & Civil Supplies, Rupnagar, had taken Rs. 30,000 from him and his brother Harjit Singh for the same work, but authorities had transferred him to district SBS Nagar.

The spokesperson informed that during investigation of this complaint the VB has found the allegations made in the complaint as true and correct.

In this regard, the police station VB Ludhiana range has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and they have registered the accused. They will produce him in the competent court tomorrow, and they are conducting further investigation into this case.