Sangrur, Feb. 21 -- Police have booked a licensed stamp vendor in Sangrur district's Dirba town for allegedly taking Rs.8,000 from a disabled man to help him procure his mother's death certificate for transfer of land ownership.

The accused, identified as Gulshan Kumar, was booked under Section 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act following a complaint by Gurjant Singh, a resident of Ward Number 11 in Dirba.

According to the complainant, his mother passed away in December last year. In January, when he initiated the process to transfer her land in his name, he was told that a death certificate was required to prepare the file.

Singh alleged that stamp vendor Gulshan Kumar offered to arrange the certificate and demanded Rs.8,000 for t...