Punjab VB nabs forest guard red-handed for taking bribe Rs 15,000
Chandigarh, February 11: Aiming to curb the menace of corruption in the state on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) nabbed a Forest Guard Munish Kumar, posted at Malerkotla and residing at Sunam road, Sangrur red handed for accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of VB said the above-said forest official has been arrested on the complaint of Nirbhey Singh, a resident of village Burj, Malerkotla district.
Giving more details he informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above-said official has been demanding a bribe of Rs. 15,000 for not reporting the damage to the forest park adjoining his plot.
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After verifying his complaint, a VB team from the economic offences wing Ludhiana range laid a trap and the accused Forest Guard was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000 as a bribe from the complainant and the tainted money was recovered from him in the presence of two official witnesses, he added.
The spokesperson informed that a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused official at VB police station Ludhiana range and further investigation was under progress.
- PTC NEWS
