The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state, on Friday, nabbed Amrik Singh, revenue Patwari, posted at Moonak, in district Sangrur red handed while he was accepting a bribe Rs. 5000.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the state VB said the aforementioned revenue Patwari has been apprehended based on a complaint lodged by Vakeel Singh, a resident of village Ballran, in Sangrur district.

He further added that the complainant had applied for intkal of his land but the said patwari was demanding a bribe of Rs. 15000 from him but the deal was struck at Rs 10000. The complainant further alleged that the accused had already taken Rs 5000 and demanding the remaining balance of bribe money.

The spokesperson informed that after a preliminary inquiry of this complaint, a VB team laid a trap during which the Patwari was arrested while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. In this regard a case has been registered against the accused under prevention of corruption act at VB police station Patiala range and further investigation into this case was under progress.