The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Thursday, has arrested Jatinder Singh, posted as Junior Engineer (J.E) of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) at Sub Division Qadian, in Gurdaspur district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by Kashmir Singh, a resident of Mohalla Tarkhanwali, Qadian. He informed that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that the above said accused has demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 for issuing temporary domestic electricity connection for an under construction house of his daughter-in-law.
The spokesperson further added that after a preliminary enquiry of his complaint a VB team laid a trap during which the said accused was caught red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.
He added that in this regard a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the said accused at VB Police Station, Range Amritsar. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigation of this case is being carried out by VB Unit Gurdaspur, he said.