Vigilance team arrest tehsil office clerk accepting bribe through Google Pay

Tribune News Service
Hisar, December 21

Haryana State Vigilance team arrested a clerk working at a tehsil office in the district for accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 on Tuesday.

The suspect, Navneet Panghal from Hisar’s Burein village, had demanded a bribe for releasing a government grant to a beneficiary, Vigilance Inspector Dharambir Dahiya said.

The victim, Lakshman from Landhari village, was entitled to a grant under the state’s inter-caste marriage scheme. The suspect had demanded a bribe of Rs 3,000, which he was willing to accept through UPI payments. A vigilance team caught him getting the first installment of Rs 2,500 transferred, the official said.

The team has impounded two mobile phones from the suspect, the official said.