State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against rampant corruption today nabbed an Additional Sub-Divisional Assistant Sukhwinder Singh posted at SDM Office, district SBS Nagar red handed for accepting bribe.
Giving details he said the complainant approached the VB and alleged that the above named accused was demanding bribe of Rs. 5 lac for helping him to settle a property case in favour of him. After verifying his complaint the VB team laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed and tainted money of Rs. 1 lac was recovered from him in the presence of two official witnesses. He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against both the accused at VB police station Jalandhar and further investigation was under progress.