Jalandhar, May 26 -- The local court sent assistant town planner (ATP) Sukhdev Vashisht to judicial custody on Sunday. Vashisht was arrested on May 14 by the vigilance bureau in connection with a corruption case involving Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raman Arora, who is currently in VB custody.

Vashisht had been in VB remand since his arrest in relation to a case where he allegedly sought a bribe of Rs.30,000 for clearing a building plan. His interrogation led to Arora's arrest on May 23.

Despite being posted in Pathankot as a senior draftsman, Vashisht held the additional charge of ATP for Jalandhar municipal corporation with small breaks in between, from April 2022 until now.

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