Vigilance Bureau arrests Assistant Town Planner for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe

Chandigarh September 19, 2024 -

 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Thursday apprehended Assistant Town Planner (ATP) Harjinder Singh, posted at Municipal Corporation (MC) Amritsar while he was demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested on a complaint lodged by Sai Kiran, a resident of Sandhu Avenue, Batala Road, Amritsar city.

He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged in his complaint that the accused had earlier taken a bribe of Rs 5 lakhs for issuing no objection certificate (NOC) for the colony being constructed by the complainant at Kot Khalsa, Amritsar. "The accused again demanded a bribe of Rs. 2 lakhs for completing the NOC formalities", he added.

The spokesperson informed that after a preliminary enquiry the VB laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed by VB team while accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 in the presence of two official witnesses.

He added that in this regard a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the ATP at VB Police Station, Amritsar range. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigations was under progress, he added.