Sangrur, March 26 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested an audit inspector posted at the office of regional deputy director, Local Fund Audit, Patiala, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs.20,000, a spokesperson of the agency said.

The accused was identified as Davinder Bansal. The spokesperson said the development comes after the arrest of one Prithvi Singh, a panchayat secretary from the Moonak block development-cum-panchayat officer's (BDPO) office in Sangrur district.

Prithvi was caught red-handed while accepting the Rs.20,000 bribe, which was allegedly to be shared with the accused audit officer, the spokesperson said.

The official said the case stems from a complaint filed by a resident of Maha Singh Wala village in M...