Punjab: Press reporter held for taking Rs 1 lakh bribe
In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the reporter. Further investigation in this case was under progress.
In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the reporter. Further investigation in this case was under progress.
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However, Lokayukta officials, who trapped the patwari after receiving a complaint against him, rushed him to the hospital where doctors managed to extract the currency notes from his mouth.
The accused ASI had demanded Rs 1,40,000 and agreed at Rs 60,000.
The deal was settled at Rs 35 lakh and the officers had already taken Rs 20 lakh in two installments – Rs 15 lakh and Rs 5 lakh on 9 November 2022 and 22 November, 2022.
An official spokesperson of the VB said that the complainant had lodged a complaint on the anti-corruption portal on 23 June alleging the patwari took a bribe of Rs 4,000 in lieu of issuing a copy of Jamabandi of a land, which was registered in his father's name.
The nabbed officer has been identified as Rohit Sharma alias Rohit Kumar who is a clerk posted at SDM Malerkotla.
Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Arun Kumar had received Rs 25,000 as bribe from the complainant and was threatening him to get his anticipatory bail cancelled in the first information report (FIR) for more.
