Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 6-
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Friday apprehended Tehsildar Dera Baba Nanak, Lakhwinder Singh along with his driver for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50K.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested on a complaint lodged by Sukhdev Singh Sohi, a resident of Village Mansoor, Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak, district Gurdaspur, now residing at village Ramdas in Amritsar district.
He further added that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that Ajaib Singh, a resident of Dhandowal Shahkot, District Jalandhar had filed a complaint against him regarding a land dispute which was marked for verification to the above said Tehsildar. During this process, Sukhdev Sohi, along with Dilbagh Numberdar from Village Ratta, met with the aforementioned Tehsildar who had demanded a bribe of Rs. 50K through Dilbagh Singh in exchange for favoring Sohi in his report.