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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against the corruption in the state, has apprehended Parminder Singh, brother of Kanungo Jatinder Singh posted at Sub-Tehsil Mehatpur, district Jalandhar, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000/-.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused have been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Nakodar, district Jalandhar.
He said that the complainant, an agriculturalist who also runs a car trading business had purchased a 12-marla house in village Haripur. As the sale deed was not executed, a civil suit was filed, which was decided in favour of the complainant. Then appeal was filed against the said judgment which was dismissed by the Hon'ble Court and to compliance the court orders, the sale deed was registered in favour of the complainant.
Furthermore he informed that for delivery of possession of the house, an application was marked to the said Kanungo. In this connection, an amount of Rs. 15,000/- was taken from the complainant in the name of computerised demarcation. Thereafter, a notice for vacating the house was issued by the Kanungo. Accused Kanungo Jatinder Singh demanded a bribe of ₹1,00,000/- in the name of Tehsildar from the complainant for facilitating delivery of possession of the house.
He added that despite repeated requests by the complainant, the Kanungo insisted for the bribe in the name of the Tehsildar. An amount of Rs. 10,000/- as bribe was taken on the spot, and the remaining amount was demanded in instalments. The entire conversation regarding the demand of illegal gratification was recorded by the complainant.
He revealed that accused Kanungo Jatinder Singh again pressured the complainant to pay the next instalment of the bribe. As the complainant did not want to get his work done by paying bribe, he approached Vigilance Bureau Range Jalandhar.
After a preliminary enquiry of his complaint, the VB team laid a trap in which Parminder Singh brother of main accused Jatinder Singh Kanungo who sent him to collect bribe, was arrested red handed while accepting bribe money of Rs 20000/- from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses.
The main accused Kanungo Jatinder Singh, is currently absconding, and raids are being conducted to arrest him and he will be arrested soon, he added.
In this regard, a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against these accused at VB police station Jalandhar and further investigation into this case is under progress.
