Accused previously received Rs 1,000 out of deal
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 28-
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Thursday has apprehended a revenue Patwari, Dhani Chand, posted at revenue halqua village Burj Rathi, Mansa district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 500.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said this revenue official has been arrested on a complaint lodged by Nishan Singh, a resident of village Bhai Desa in Mansa district. The complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the said accused has demanded Rs 1,500 for making correction in the revenue record pertaining to his land. He alleged that the Patwari has already taken Rs 1,000 on the spot and demanding the remaining balance of bribe.
He further informed that after a preliminary inquiry about this complaint a VB team has laid a trap in which the accused Patwari has been arrested while he was accepting Rs 500 as second instalment of bribe from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. In this regard a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the said accused at VB police station Bathinda range. He would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.