State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed an Inspector of Food & Civil Supplies  red handed for accepting bribe of Rs. 4000/-...

Chandigarh (Spokesman News Service): State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed an Inspector of Food & Civil Supplies  red handed for accepting bribe of Rs. 4000/-. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of Vigilance Bureau Punjab said Food Inspector Munish Kumar posted at Bhikhi in Mansa district was caught red handed while he was accepting bribe of Rs. 4000 from a contractor Bharpur Singh of Bhikhi, Mansa district. Giving details he said the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above named accused was demanding bribe of Rs. 5000 to clear his pending bills regarding transportation charges and the deal was struck at Rs. 4000.

After verifying his complaint the VB team laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed and tainted money was recovered from him in the presence of two official witnesses. He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Bathinda and further investigation was under progress.