Chandigarh, April 16, 2025
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has apprehended Chiman Lal, District Manager of the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation in Tarn Taran, caught in the act of accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe as part of its anti-corruption drive.
According to a VB spokesperson, the arrest followed a complaint from a resident of Gidhri Baghihari village in Tarn Taran. The complainant reported that their disabled sister, who had taken a Rs 1,00,000 loan from the corporation in 2009, was eligible for a government loan waiver scheme. However, Chiman Lal allegedly demanded Rs 10,000 to process the waiver.
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After verifying the complaint, the VB set up a sting operation and arrested Chiman Lal while he was accepting the bribe in the presence of two official witnesses. A case has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the VB police station, Amritsar Range. He is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow, and the investigation is ongoing.
