Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Ajit Pal Singh Saini, general manager of Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation (PUNSUP), who also holds charges of procurement, storage, commercial, construction, and chief vigilance officer (CVO), for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.1 lakh. An official spokesperson of the VB said the arrest was made following a complaint lodged by a resident of Ferozepur district. According to the complainant, Saini had demanded a bribe amounting to 10% of an alleged embezzled sum of Rs.1.25 crore, related to 14,090 paddy bags shown under bogus purchase. Initially, the bribe demand was Rs.2 lakh, but it was negotiated and settled at Rs.1 lakh. The complainant, a commission agent operating at the Shahzdi and Mana Singh Wala Mandis in Ferozepur, was allegedly involved in the bogus reporting of 34,250 paddy bags during the 2024 paddy procurement by PUNSUP. Later, the complainant submitted a representation to the managing director of PUNSUP, claiming that gate passes for approximately 19,040 paddy bags had been deleted from the online portal by the district manager and inspectors of PUNSUP in Ferozepur, leading to an unfair financial penalty. Following this, Saini allegedly approached the complainant through a mutual acquaintance, Kanwal Deep, and demanded a bribe to resolve the issue in the complainant's favour. The complainant recorded an audio conversation in which the accused demanded Rs.2 lakh as the first instalment. Previously, the district manager and two inspectors of PUNSUP in Ferozepur were suspended in connection with the same case....