Disclosing this here on Tuesday, an official spokesperson of the VB said the aforementioned accused was arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Nakodar, district Jalandhar.
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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Parminder Singh, brother of Kanungo Jatinder Singh posted at Sub-Tehsil Mehatpur, district Jalandhar, red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹20,000.
Disclosing this here on Tuesday, an official spokesperson of the VB said the aforementioned accused was arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Nakodar, district Jalandhar.
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He said the complainant, an agriculturist who also runs a car trading business, had purchased a 12-marla house in village Haripur. As the sale deed was not executed, a civil suit was filed, which was decided in favour of the complainant.
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An appeal was later filed against the said judgment but was dismissed by the Court. In compliance with the court orders, the sale deed was subsequently registered in favour of the complainant.
Furthermore, he informed that for delivery of possession of the house, an application was marked to the said Kanungo. In this connection, an amount of ₹15,000 was taken from the complainant in the name of computerised demarcation.
Thereafter, a notice for vacating the house was issued by the Kanungo. Accused Kanungo Jatinder Singh then demanded a bribe of ₹1,00,000 in the name of the Tehsildar for facilitating delivery of possession of the house.
He added that despite repeated requests by the complainant, the Kanungo insisted on the bribe in the name of the Tehsildar. An amount of ₹10,000 as bribe was taken on the spot, and the remaining amount was demanded in instalments. The entire conversation regarding the demand for illegal gratification was recorded by the complainant.
He further revealed that accused Kanungo Jatinder Singh again pressured the complainant to pay the next instalment of the bribe. As the complainant did not want to get his work done by paying a bribe, he approached the Vigilance Bureau, Range Jalandhar.
After a preliminary enquiry into the complaint, the VB team laid a trap, during which Parminder Singh, brother of the main accused Jatinder Singh, who had been sent to collect the bribe, was arrested red-handed while accepting ₹20,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.
The main accused, Kanungo Jatinder Singh, is currently absconding, and raids are being conducted to arrest him. He will be apprehended soon, the spokesperson added.
In this regard, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at the VB Police Station, Jalandhar, and further investigation is in progress.
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