The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive, has arrested Chiman Lal, District Manager of the Punjab Scheduled Caste Land Development and Finance Corporation in Tarn Taran, for accepting a bribe of ₹10,000.
According to an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau, the arrest was made based on a complaint filed by a resident of Gidhri Baghihari village in Tarn Taran district. The complainant informed the Bureau that his disabled sister had taken a loan of ₹1,00,000 from the corporation in 2009. Later, the government announced a waiver for such loans under a specific scheme. However, the District Manager allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹10,000 to process the loan waiver.
Following a preliminary inquiry, Vigilance Bureau set up a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting the bribe, in the presence of two official witnesses. A case has been registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the VB Police Station, Amritsar range. The accused will be presented in court tomorrow, and further investigation is underway.