{"id":63704,"date":"2026-04-16T18:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=63704"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:54:41","slug":"vigilance-bureau-nabs-patwari-red-handed-accepting-bribe-of-rs-15000-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/vigilance-bureau-nabs-patwari-red-handed-accepting-bribe-of-rs-15000-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigilance Bureau nabs Patwari red handed accepting bribe of Rs 15,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab E News:<\/span> The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Patwari Harkinder Singh posted at Revenue Office Payal district Ludhiana, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000\/-.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of tehsil Payal district Ludhiana.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the accused Patwari demanded a bribe of Rs 25,000\/- from the complainant in lieu of making correction in mutation of the complainant&#8217;s land. In this connection, accused Patwari has already taken first installment of Rs 5000\/- as bribe.<\/p>\n<p>Unwilling to pay any illegal gratification, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau Economic Offence Wing Ludhiana. After a preliminary enquiry on his complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the accused Patwari was arrested red handed while accepting bribe money of Rs 15,000\/- from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Economic Offence Wing Ludhiana and further investigation into this case is under progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab E News: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Patwari Harkinder Singh posted at Revenue Office Payal district Ludhiana, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000\/-. 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