CHANDIGARH:State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed Kanugo red handed for accepting bribe of Rs. 5, 000.
Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Kanugo Avtar Singh posted at Sunam, Sangrur district was nabbed red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 5, 000 from complainant Soni Singh of village Mahilan in Sangrur district.
The complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above said accused has been demanding Rs.10, 000 to prepare demarcation report of his land. He further said that he had already paid Rs. 5, 000 as a first installment to the accused Kanugo.
After verifying his information, the Vigilance team laid a trap and the accused Kanugo was arrested on the spot accepting bribe of Rs. 5, 000 of second installment from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.
He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Patiala and further investigation was under progress.