Kanungo, patwari held taking bribe

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 20

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested a kanungo and a patwari while accepting a bribe of Rs 6,500.

The accused have been identified as kanungo Nachhatar Singh and patwari Surinder Pal Singh, who were posted at Mehatpur in Nakodar tehsil.

They were arrested for accepting the bribe from Jarnail Singh, a resident of Umarwal Billa in Nakodar.

Action was initiated after a complaint was filed with Daljinder Singh Dhillon, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), VB.

“Jarnail Singh had lodged a complaint that a kanungo and a patwari were demanding bribe from him for demarcation of his land. In his complaint, Jarnail said he had met both officers a number of times, but they did nothing. Later, they demanded Rs 10,000 and the deal was settled for Rs 6,500,” said the SSP.

“A trap was laid and the accused were arrested while accepting the bribe from the complainant. Three officials were present on the occasion. The amount was recovered from accused and the investigation is on,” he added.