Saturday, 09 May 2026
Breaking News
NATIONAL LOK ADALAT ORGANIZED ACROSS PUNJAB. OVER 4.5 LAKH CASES SETTLED; AWARDS OF RS.917.55 CRORE PASSED FROM MAINSTREAM CITIES TO REMOTE BORDER REGIONS OPERATION SINDOOR ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATED BY 25 PB BN NCC KISNA LAUNCHES ITS EXCLUSIVE SHOWROOM IN KULLU NEW RENT LAW FOR UT CHANDIGARH COMES INTO FORCE, UNION HOME MINISTRY EXTENDS ASSAM TENANCY ACT, 2021 TWO-DAY LONG INTENSIVE STATEWIDE MILK SAMPLING DRIVE CONDUCTED IN PUNJAB; HEALTH MINISTER WARNS AGAINST ADULTERATION  NCC CADETS PAY TRIBUTE TO MARTYRS ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’ AT BARKI WAR MEMORIAL FEROZEPUR STUDENTS SHINE AT INTERNATIONAL CHILD WRITERS’ CONFERENCE IN PHAGWARA SANITATION WORKERS’ STRIKE ENTERS THIRD DAY, GARBAGE PILES UP ACROSS FEROZEPUR THE NATION'S YOUTH—ITS HERITAGE—NEEDS SPIRITUALITY: VIJAY VISHWA
Punjab Trending

VIGILANCE BUREAU ARRESTS FCI RETIRED EMPLOYEES TAKING BRIBE RS 10 K

Read in:English

(MOREPIC1) Face2News/Jalandhar/Chandigarh  

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its anti-corruption campaign, has nabbed Shankar Shah, a labour handling incharge (retired) of FCI, Nakodar, district Jalandhar for accepting bribe of Rs 10,000.

Giving this information here today, a spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) said the accused labour incharge has been arrested on the complaint of Ms Shama, of village Maheru, Jalandhar. In this regard a case has been registered under Prevention of Corruption Act at VB police station Jalandhar. Further investigation in this case is under progress and role of other officials of the FCI, if any, involved in this case would also be probed.(SUBHEAD)

Revealing the details, he informed that the complainant has alleged in his complaint that the above mentioned retired labour incharge was demanding bribe in lieu of helping her to get back the arrears from FCI after the demise of her father. In addition to this the complainant has submitted that the accused Shankar Shah had already taken Rs 10,000 from her in this regard.

The spokesperson further added that after verification of the facts and the evidence available in this regard a VB team has arrested the accused in the presence of two official witnesses.

15,598 articles
View all articles