Vigilance Bureau arrests Forest Guard taking Rs 20000 bribe

Vigilance Bureau arrests Forest Guard taking Rs 20000 bribe

Chandigarh, March 21, 2025:

          The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Friday, arrested Harjit Singh, a Forest Guard, posted at Malerkotla, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.

          Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest was made following verification a complaint filed by a resident of Malerkotla. He further added that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that he had built a marriage palace at village Dilawargarh, near Kup Khurd village and the aforementioned accused had demanded a bribe of Rs one lakh to allow passage to the palace from the main road.

          The spokesperson further informed that during verification of the complaint the VB team laid a trap during which the above said accused has been arrested while he was accepting Rs 20000 as a first instalment of bribe from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

          In this regard a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the aforementioned accused at the Economic Offences Wing, VB, Police Station, Ludhiana. The accused would be produced before the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.