The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, on Monday arrested Amit Kumar Kakkar, Inspector, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, posted in Ferozepur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000.
An official spokesperson of the VB disclosed that the accused was arrested following a complaint lodged by Mohan Lal, a commission agent from Ferozepur.
The complainant alleged that the accused official had been demanding a bribe for clearing bills related to labour and sewing charges for purchased paddy bags at Rs 2 per bag. However, the deal was settled at Rs 1.30 per bag, amounting to Rs 45,000.
An official spokesperson informed that after a preliminary enquiry into this complaint the VB team laid a trap during which the accused Inspector has been arrested while he was accepting a of Rs. 45,000 from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses and bribe money was also recovered. In this regard a case has been registered against both the accused under Prevention of Corruption Act at VB police station Ferozepur range and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.