State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption today nabbed Revenue Patwari red-handed...

Chandigarh: State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption today nabbed Revenue Patwari red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000/-. Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Pushpinder Singh, Patwari posted at Halqa Thehri-1 in Sri Muktsar Sahib district was nabbed red-handed by Vigilance team for accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from complainant Surjit Singh of village Thehri in Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

Revenue Patwari nabbed red-handed

The Complainant has approached the VB that the accused Patwari was demanding Rs. 30,000 for the mutation of his land. After verifying his information, the Vigilance team laid a trap and the accused Patwari was arrested on the spot while accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000/- from the complainant 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 Ferozepur and further investigations were in progress.