Chandigarh, July 10,
Continuing its intensified campaign against corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a Patwari for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹3,500. The accused, Gurjit Singh, was posted at Revenue Estate Dhol Khurd under Sub-Registrar Malaud in Ludhiana district.
According to an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau, the arrest was made following a complaint filed by a resident of Dhol Khurd village in Ludhiana district.
The complainant stated that his parents passed away in 2016, leaving behind a 3-Biswa plot registered in his mother’s name. To transfer the ownership of the property to himself and his six siblings through inheritance mutation, he submitted all the required documents to Patwari Gurjit Singh.
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However, the accused allegedly demanded ₹5,000 as illegal gratification to process the mutation. After negotiations, the amount was reportedly settled at ₹3,500. The complainant also recorded the conversation in which the Patwari allegedly demanded the bribe.
Refusing to pay the illegal amount, the complainant approached the Punjab Vigilance Bureau’s Ludhiana Range. Acting swiftly on the complaint, the Vigilance Bureau laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting the ₹3,500 bribe in the presence of two official witnesses.
A case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Vigilance Bureau Police Station in Ludhiana. Further investigation is underway to determine if the accused was involved in similar corrupt practices.
