Tarn Taran/Sangrur, July 24 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Varinder Goyal, posted as a reader to the president, district consumer disputes redressal forum, Tarn Taran, while receiving a bribe of Rs.50,000.

Disclosing this here on Wednesday, a VB official spokesperson said that the accused has been apprehended based on a complaint filed by a resident of Deo village in Tarn Taran district.

He further added that the complainant approached the VB alleging that her husband, an ASI, had expired in an accident in 2022. A case for compensation amounting to Rs.30 lakh was approved by the Punjab Police department and sent to HDFC Bank for payment.

"The bank refused to pay the said compensation on flimsy grounds and she lodged a case wit...