A team of Vigilance department arrested a Patwari in Udham Singh Nagar district on Tuesday while he was accepting a bribe. The Patwari of Sirpur Bichua area of Khatima Tehsil in Udham Singh Nagar district, Suresh Chandra lohani fell into the trap laid by the vigilance team on Tuesday morning.
It is learnt that a person had filed complaint in the office of Superintendent of Police (SP) Vigilance Haldwani in which he alleged that lohani is asking a sum of `15,000 for preparing an income certificate.
This certificate was needed for his plan to visit a foreign country. On receipt of complain the department verified it and found it correct. On verification of the complaint, the SP constituted a team which trapped the Patwari and caught him red handed when he was accepting a bribe of `15,000 from the complainant at his office.
The Director Vigilance, Ashok Kumar has declared a cash prize for the team which participated in trap operation. He said that the vigilance department is on a mission for eradication of corruption in the State.
Kumar said that the department has placed billboards at prominent places in all cities in which the common public is appealed to come forward against the corrupt officers. The department is active on facebook and WhatsApp number 9456592300.