A team of the vigilance department has caught red-handed a land consolidation lekhpal Sachin Singhal at Bajuhedi in Roorkee while he was taking a bribe of `10,000 from one Bharat Giri, resident of Bahadrabad, Haridwar in the presence of two witnesses on Tuesday. The bribe was sought for completing mutation of the registered land which the complainant had recently purchased, said Additional DGP (vigilance) Ashok Kumar on Tuesday.
In his written complaint, Giri stated that he had approached the land consolidation lekhpal Singhal for mutation of his registered land. The lekhpal had sought `20,000 from him to complete the mutation of the registered land.
lekhpal finally agreed to complete the work in lieu of `10, 000 to be given as bribe, the complainant said. The lekhpal had allegedly asked the complainant to come with cash of `10,000 at particular place in Roorkee, the complaint stated.