Punjab Vigilance Bureau nabs Cooperative Department Superintendent taking Rs 10,000 bribe

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested Gurazad Singh, Superintendent, posted in the office of Assistant Registrar (AR), Cooperative Societies, Dera Bassi, while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

The arrest followed a complaint filed by a resident of Chhachhroli village in Dera Bassi.

The complainant had availed Rs 2 lakh loan in 2012 from Rani Majra Multipurpose Agricultural Cooperative Service Society, but defaulted on repayments, leading to accumulation of Rs 3,16,632 in dues. Afterwards, the complainant had cleared the entire outstanding amount of Rs 4,14,500 on March 13 this year and obtained necessary clearance from society. The complainant alleged that, despite this, the said accused official had demanded Rs 10,000 to get approval from the AR and to process the land release order and to it free from mortgage.

After preliminary verification of the complaint, a VB flying squad team laid a trap and apprehended the aforementioned accused red-handed at his office, while he was receiving Rs 10,000 bribe from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

The VB team also recovered unsigned typed orders of the AR related to the case from possession of the accused.

A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against the accused at the VB police station, flying squad-1, Mohali.