Chandigarh, Mar 20 (UNI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has arrested Jarnail Singh, posted as Junior Engineer (JE) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Sub-division office, Kotkapura in Faridkot district red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 10000.
Disclosing this here on Thursday, an official spokesperson of the VB stated that the case was registered based on a complaint filed by a resident of Kothe Chahal Singh, in Faridkot.
“The complainant has approached the VB alleging that the aforementioned JE has demanded Rs 20000 to shift his tubewell connection and installation of a domestic power meter at the residence of his acquaintance. Upon the complainant’s request, the JE agreed to accept the bribe in two instalments”, he said.