VB nabs private person for demanding bribe of Rs 7k in name of tehsildar
Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) nabbed a private person, Raman Kaura, presented himself as a Patwari of Kohara in Ludhiana district, for demanding a bribe of Rs 7000 in the name of Tehsildar.
City Air News
Aug 3, 2023 06:43
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Chandigarh, August 3, 2023: Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) nabbed a private person, Raman Kaura, presented himself as a Patwari of Kohara in Ludhiana district, for demanding a bribe of Rs 7000 in the name of Tehsildar.
An official spokesperson of the VB said that Amarjeet Singh resident of Ishar Nagar, Ludhiana lodged a complaint on Anti Corruption Action Line that the accused Raman Kaura demanded a bribe of Rs 7000 in the name of Tehsildar to get registered a mutation of property in the name of his mother-in-law Sunita Devi and her children after the death of his father-in-law Rattan Chand. The complainant also produced an audio recording in this regard.
After investigation of the complaint, the spokesperson said that a team of VB arrested Raman Kaura after registering an FIR no. 19 Dated 02.08.2023 under section 7-A of Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana Range. Role of the Tehsildar and Patwari concerned posted at Kohara is also being examined, he added.
