In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday nabbed an XEN of Punjab State Water Resources Management and Development Corporation red-handed accepting bribe of Rs 1.48 lakh in the form of cheque.
Bureau spokesperson said that a contractor Harbans Singh lodged a complaint with the Bureau that XEN Suresh Kumar Goyal and junior engineer Vijay Kumar in the office of lining Divison-2, Punjab State Water Resources Management and Development Corporation, Mansa, were demanding Rs 1.48 crore bribe for releasing the payment of canal drainage work executed by the contractor.
On the tip off provided by the complainant, a trap was laid and the XEN Suresh Kumar was caught red-handed, while accepting cheque of bribe worth Rs 1.48 lakh from the complainant.
Afterwards, the Vigilance Bureau team during the search operation recovered Rs four lakh from his briefcase in his office, Rs 31,800 from his pocket and currency notes worth Rs 25.61 lakh from his residence at House No 204, Phase-III, Urban Estate, Bathinda.