Vigilance Bureau registers case against Patwari for taking Rs 1500 bribe
Chandigarh December 13, 2024 (WISHAVWARTA):- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a corruption case against Revenue Patwari Vikas Soni, posted at Jagraon, in Ludhiana district for taking Rs 1500 bribe and demanding more money for providing Intkaal copy to the complainant.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said that this case has been registered against the accused based on a complaint lodged by Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Village Leelan in Ludhiana district at the chief minister anti corruption action line.
He further added that the complaint has informed that his wife had sold land to the other persons but its inkaal was not transferred in the name of buyers. As per the complaint the said Patwari had demanded Rs 8000 bribe to issue a copy of intkaal but the deal was settled on Rs 5000. Thereafter the accused Patwari had taken Rs 1500 and was demanding the remaining bribe money of Rs 3500.
The spokesperson further added that during verification of this complaint the allegations levelled in the complaint were found correct. Subsequently a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused Patwari at VB police station Ludhiana range. Efforts were being made to arrest the accused, he said.
