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Vigilance bureau arrests registry clerk for taking bribe RS 20,000

Chandigarh, November 9:

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its campaign against corruption in the State on Wednesday arrested a registry clerk Gurmeet Kaur, posted at tehsil office Zirarkpur, SAS Nagar in a bribery case.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said this case has been registered on a complainant filed by Harsimran Singh of village Adda Jhungian, Tehsil Derabassi against the above said woman clerk on the Chief Minister anti-corruption helpline.

He informed that during the investigation of this complaint and the evidence in this regard, it was found that the registry clerk has received Rs 20,000 from the complainant to register his power of attorney.

He informed that during the probe the allegations were found to be true and a corruption case has been registered against the said woman revenue official at the Vigilance Bureau flying squad-1, Police Station, SAS Nagar under the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation was under progress.

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