A Deputy Superintendent of labour department of Haryana, who was arrested by Vigilance department of Chandigarh police, was sent for judicial custody by a city court on Friday.
The accused Devinder Sapra, posted as Deputy Superintendent in the labour department was held for accepting illegal gratification of Rs2,000 from a clerk, Rajinder Singh, posted in the same department.
“Team of vigilance department produced Sapra in the district court where court sent him for judicial custody as the accused had admitted the allegations registered against him," said Gurjeet Kaur, Investigating Officer (IO), posted in vigilance department.
Sapra on Thursday was held by Vigilance department from Sector-17, for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs2,000 from complainant Rajinder Singh in order to cancel the transfer of complainant from labour department from Rewari to Chandigarh.
Sapra had demanded of gratification of Rs5,000 to cancel the transfer and was held while taking the bribe money from labour department office at Sector-17.