Kapurthala, March 18 -- The Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested Parmjit Singh, a panchayat secretary from Jhall Bimbri village in Kapurthala district, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000. However, the co-accused in the case, Hardyal Singh, block development and panchayats officer (BDPO) of Kapurthala, managed to evade arrest by fleeing the scene.

An official spokesperson for the Punjab VB informed that the arrest was made following a complaint filed by a resident of village Jhall Bimbri. The complainant alleged that both the BDPO and the panchayat secretary had demanded a bribe of Rs.20,000 in exchange for issuing a bank check to pay the construction costs of a street.

He further added that after conducting a prelim...