Punjab VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY TAKING BRIBE OF RS 10,000

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Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday nabbed Anil Kumar Panchayat Secretary, posted at Block Talwara, Hoshiarpur district red handed accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000. A spokesperson of the state Vigilance Bureau said  the complainant approached the Bureau and alleged that accused Panchayat Secretary was demanding bribe in the name of audit of gram panchayat funds which was already settled by an audit team and threatening that auditors may give adverse report against the utilisation of funds pertaining to the panchayat. After finding the veracity of facts a vigilance team laid a trap and the accused was nabbed red handed in the presence of two government officials as witnesses. The tainted money was recovered from him, he added.

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