JALANDHAR
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Tuesday arrested Jatinder Singh, Kanugo, posted at Shahkot, Jalandhar district, for receiving a bribe of Rs 2000.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said this case has been registered on an
online complaint lodged by a resident of Ludhiana on the Chief Minister Anti Anti-Corruption Action line.
He further added that the complainant has alleged that the above-mentioned accused had demanded Rs 6,000 as a bribe in lieu of entering the mutation of land belonging to his family member.
During verification, it was found that the said Kanugo had demanded Rs 6000 bribe and taken Rs 2000 for this purpose.
The spokesperson informed that during the investigation, the allegations levelled in this complaint were proved to be true.On the basis of this enquiry, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused Kanugo.