Vigilance Bureau sleuths nab GLADA clerk for taking Rs 1,500 online as bribe

The Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has apprehended a clerk Aniksha Devi (Front Desk Executive), posted at Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), for receiving a bribe of Rs 1,500 through Google Pay. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state Vigilance Bureau said the accused Aniksha Devi, a resident of Dashmesh Nagar, village Iyali Khurd, Ludhiana, has been arrested following an inquiry into a complaint filed by Abhijeet Singh Verma, a resident of New Deep Nagar, Hebowal Kalan, Ludhiana, on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line.

He further stated that as per the complaint, dealing clerk Aniksha Devi told the complainant to pay online a fee of Rs 4,251 to get the No Objection Certificate (NOC) required for the sale of plots. In addition to this, the lady clerk demanded a bribe of Rs 1,500 through Google Pay to issue the NOC.

The spokesperson further added that during verification of the complaint, the allegations levelled by the complainant have been found to be correct as they have been supported by oral and documentary evidence. Subsequently, a case has been registered against the accused clerk under Prevention of Corruption Act at VB police station, Ludhiana range. The accused would be produced in a competent court tomorrow. Further investigation into the case was in progress, he said.