VB arrests two private persons for taking Rs 2.50,000 in the name of vigilance officials
Chandigarh April 1, 2024 –
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state on Monday arrested two persons for taking a bribe of Rs. 2,50,000 on behalf of vigilance bureau officials.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrested persons have been identified as Paramjeet Singh alias Pamma, a resident of village Daroli, in Patiala district and Sahil Goyal of Patiala. They have been booked on an online complaint lodged by Jagseer Singh, a resident of village Arnetu, Patiala district on the Chief Minister anti corruption action line.
He informed that the complainant has alleged in his complaint that both the above said accused had taken bribe of Rs. 2,50,000 on behalf of vigilance officials from him to help in an ongoing inquiry with allegations of embezzlement in village development works against his mother.
He further informed that during inquiry the allegations leveled in the complaint were found to be correct and true. Subsequently, a case FIR no. 16 dated 28.03.2024 under section 7-A of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against both the accused at police station VB range Patiala.