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Punjab: Panchayat official caught red-handed accepting Rs 60,000 bribe

Punjab: Panchayat official caught red-handed accepting Rs 60,000 bribe

Chandigarh, May 5 (UNI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday nabbed a Block Development and Panchayats Office (BDPO) Superintendent red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000.
A VB spokesperson said Balkar Singh, posted as Superintendent in BDPO), Amloh, in Fatehgarh Sahib district, was apprehended following a complaint lodged by a Sarpanch of Fatehgarh Sahib district.
The complainant has informed the VB that he had done mining on village Shamlat land during his tenure as Sarpanch and his case was pending with ADC Fatehgarh Sahib. He alleged that the accused has demanded the bribe to help him in resolving his case.

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