Chandigarh, January 18: State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption today nabbed Revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 3000/-.
Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Harbans Singh Patwari posted at Kular Khurd in Sangrur district was nabbed red handed by Vigilance team for accepting bribe of Rs. 3000 from complainant Simranjit Singh of village Kheri, Tehsil Sunam, Sangrur district.
The Complainant has approached the VB that the accused Patwari was demanding Rs. 3000 for mutation of land in the name of his mother.
After verifying this information, the Vigilance team laid a trap and the accused Patwari was arrested on the spot while accepting a bribe of Rs. 3,000/- from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses
He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Patiala and further investigation was in progress.