Punjab: Vigilance Bureau nabs DEO clerk in bribery case
Chandigarh, June 28 -- In a continued crackdown on corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested a clerk posted at the office of the District Education Officer (Elementary), Malerkotla, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a teacher.
According to an official spokesperson of the VB, accused Vikas Jindal had initially demanded Rs 30,000 from a complainant, a resident of village Bagrian in district Malerkotla, for processing his pending allowances at the DEO office.
The complainant informed the VB that the clerk had already taken Rs 10,000 earlier and was now demanding the remaining amount.
Following preliminary verification of the complaint, a VB team from the Patiala range laid a trap.
The accused was caught re...
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