Vigilance arrests patwari for accepting Rs 10K bribe

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday arrested Patwari Ravi Prakash, posted at revenue circle Kot Khalsa, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

The VB spokesman said the accused had been arrested following a complaint lodged by Paramjit Singh, a resident of New Mohani Park.

He alleged that the accused had demanded Rs 20,000 for correcting his loan amount which was erroneously mentioned as Rs 90 lakh instead of Rs 9 lakh in the revenue record.

“After preliminary probe, the VB team from Amritsar range laid a trap during which the accused was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses,” said the VB spokesman.

A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Ravi at the VB police station, Amritsar. The accused would be produced in the court tomorrow and further probe was underway.