irrigation dept driver held for graft in p'kula
Panchkula, Nov. 20 -- The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau, Panchkula, on Wednesday, arrested a driver working in the irrigation department red-handed while he was accepting a Rs.50,000 bribe near Hafed, Sector 5. The accused, Vijay, was subsequently booked under Section 7A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
Complainant Vishambar alleged that his aunt's son, Anup, a resident of Gogadia village, Jind, irrigates his fields with canal water from the Badhana minor. Earlier, an outlet was constructed for irrigating his fields from the Badhana Minor, but it was quite far from his fields. A file regarding this was pending at the irrigation department headquarters, Panchkula. To expedite this file, the accused allegedly demanded a cash bribe of Rs.50,000.htc...
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