Vigilance Nabs Assistant Of Patwari For Taking Bribe

Also registers case against Patwari and Kanugo

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 17-Apr-2018

State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a private person working as an assistant of revenue Patwari in Patiala district red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 8000.          Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Kirpal Singh alias Kala, assistant of Patwari Rajinder Kumar of Patiala district was nabbed red handed by a Vigilance team for accepting bribe of Rs. 8,000 from complainant Ramneek Gupta of Kartar Colony in Patiala city.The Complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused Patwari, Kanugo and a private person working as assistant of Patwari were demanding Rs. 8,000 for mutation of his land. After verifying his information, the Vigilance team laid a trap and the accused person was arrested on the spot while accepting bribe of Rs. 8,000/- from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.He informed that Patwari Rajinder Kumar and Kanugo Mangat Ram were also booked as an accused in this case. He said a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against all the accused at VB police station Patiala and further investigations were under progress.