The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state has arrested Varinder Goyal, posted as Reader to President, District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Tarn Taran, while he was receiving a bribe of Rs 50000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the said accused has been apprehended based on a complaint filed by a resident of village Deo, in Tarn Taran district.He further added that the complaint has approached the VB alleging that her husband was an ASI who had expired in an accident in the year 2022.
A case for compensation amounting to Rs 30,00,000 was approved by Punjab Police Department and sent to HDFC Bank for payment. Afterwards, the bank refused to pay the said compensation on flimsy grounds and she lodged a case in District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Tarn Taran.
The spokesperson informed that the aforementioned accused has demanded 10 percent of the compensation amounting to Rs 300,000 as a bribe to help in getting the judgement in her favour. After preliminary verification of this complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the accused was caught red handed while accepting first instalment of bribe of Rs 50,000 in presence of two official witnesses.
In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the aforesaid accused at VB police station Amritsar range. The accused would be produced before the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.