reader of consumer forum head held accepting Rs.50,000 bribe
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 accepting Rs.50,000 bribe.
A VB official spokesperson said that the accused was arrested based on a complaint filed by a resident of Deo village in Tarn Taran district.
He added that the complainant approached the VB alleging that her husband, an ASI, had expired in an accident in 2022. "A compensation amount of Rs.30 lakh was approved but the HDFC Bank refused to pay the said compensation and she lodged a case with the district consumer disputes redressal forum," VB said. "A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station, Amritsar range. The accused will be produced before the competent court tomorrow," the spokesperson said.
The VB arrested an ASI, Jagtar Singh, posted at the police station sadar, Sangrur, red-handed while accepting Rs.12,000 bribe. A VB spokesperson said that the arrest followed a complaint filed by a resident of Sangrur district.
He added that the complainant approached the VB alleging that the said ASI had demanded a Rs.15,000 bribe and Rs.20,000 more to return the equipment confiscated from his house during the search....
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