Patwari in the custody of vigilance team.
In Gurdaspur, the Vigilance Bureau team has arrested a Patwari while taking bribe. He had asked for money from the farmer to stop the destruction of his land. Who was caught taking Rs 4 thousand.
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Giving information, the official spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said that action was taken against the accused Patwari after investigation of an online complaint lodged by Surinder Singh, a resident of village Naseerpur of Batala tehsil.
He said that during the investigation, it was found that the Patwari had demanded a bribe of Rs 4,000 in exchange for stopping the acquisition of the land, which the Patwari had earlier registered in favor of the complainant’s nephew.
He said that a case has been registered in this matter under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Amritsar Range police station of Vigilance Bureau. He said that the accused will be produced in the court soon and further investigation into the matter is underway.