PUNBUS official held for taking bribe

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested Jagjivan Singh, Superintendent at the office of the Director, State Transport-cum-MD PUNBUS, Sector 17, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.

The accused Superintendent has been arrested following a complaint lodged by a private transporter and a resident of village Dharar, in Amritsar district.

The complainant alleged that the accused was demanding Rs 5,000 per bus (totaling Rs 20,000) to approve the release of his Rs 2 lakh security deposit with the department. The complainant had recorded the conversation providing irrefutable evidence of the demand. As per the complaint the refund pertains to the four buses of the complainant who had leased to PUNBUS. Despite submitting the required documents and obtaining, his file had been deliberately delayed.

After a preliminary enquiry of this complaint, the VB flying squad team and apprehended the accused. —TNS