Ludhiana, April 12
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Gurmukh Singh, Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO), Pakhowal, here, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000.
An official spokesperson for the state Vigilance Bureau said the panchayat official had been arrested on a complaint lodged by Paramjit Singh, panchayat secretary, posted at Pakhowal block.
He said the complainant had approached the VB and alleged that the official had been demanding a bribe of Rs 35,000 for issuing his salary along with three other panchayat secretaries working at the said office. They had collected Rs 30,000 by making a contribution but did not want to pay the bribe.
The spokesperson alleged that after conducting a preliminary probe in the matter, a VB team laid a trap following which the BDPO had been arrested red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. The suspect would be produced in a competent court tomorrow. Further investigation in the case was under progress, he said.
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