Chandigarh:
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Thursday has apprehended a Senior Assistant, Amandeep Singh, posted in the office of District Social Justice and Empowerment Officer, Ludhiana district red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.
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 Satish Kumar, a resident of village Kishanpura in Derabassi tehsil, SAS Nagar.
He further informed that the said complainant has approached the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of VB Ludhiana unit and alleged that the said employee had demanded Rs one lakh to favour his daughter regarding verification of her caste certificate. He further informed that the said accused has previously taken Rs 20,000 from him into his bank account through Yono App and demanding the remaining balance of bribe.
The spokesperson informed that after a preliminary inquiry about this complaint the VB team of EOW lad a trap during which the said accused was caught red handed while accepting second instalment of bribe of Rs 20,000 in the presence of two official witnesses.
He added that in this regard a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station EOW Ludhiana unit. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress.
