Vigilance Bureau apprehends Audit Inspector for demanding Rs. 20000 bribe

Chandigarh March 25, 2025 -

 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Davinder Bansal, Audit Inspector, posted in the office of Regional Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Patiala for demanding a bribe of Rs. 20000. In this case accused Prithvi Singh, Panchayat Secretary, posted at BDPO Office, block Moonak in Sangrur district had already been arrested red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 20000 in the name of said Audit Inspector.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of state VB said the aforementioned Davinder Bansal has been arrested following a complaint lodged by a resident of village Maha Singh Wala in Moonak. He further added that the complainant had approached the VB alleging that the said Panchayat Secretary had demanded a bribe of Rs 20000 for auditing of the development works carried out by the village panchayat of Maha Singh Wala during the previous tenure. The Panchayats Secretary told the complainant that the bribe money had to be shared with aforementioned accused Davinder Bansal, Audit Inspector.

The spokesperson informed that the aforementioned accused accused Panchayat Secretary had already been arrested while he was accepting the bribe money from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. The other co-accused Davinder Bansal, Audit Inspector, was evading his arrest. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and future investigations into this case was under progress, he said.