Ferozepur, June 17 -- The vigilance bureau has arrested a sanitation inspector posted at Jalalabad municipal council in Fazilka district for accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000. According to a bureau spokesperson, the arrest was made following a complaint filed by a resident of Jalalabad who alleged that Gurbinder Singh, the sanitation inspector, had demanded Rs.20,000 to clear sanitation work bills. However, after negotiation, the inspector allegedly agreed to accept Rs.15,000.

After verifying the complaint, the bureau laid a trap and caught Singh red-handed while accepting the bribe in the presence of two government witnesses.

A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the vigilance bureau police station, Ferozepu...