Chandigarh March 6 (Punjab khabarnama) : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state on Wednesday arrested Zora Singh, posted as Field Officer, Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) for accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned accused has been arrested on a complaint lodged by Amit Rai, a resident of Ishar Nagar , Ludhiana and practising as a lawyer in district courts Ludhiana.
He further added that the complaint approached the VB and informed that the said accused has been demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 to allow him to complete his under construction two houses with lintel in Shiv Vihar, village Jaspal Bangar, Ludhiana. The complainant alleged that the accused official threatening that he would not allow to put lintel if bribe money was not paid for both house and told him that the bribe money would be shared with other officers of GLADA.
After a preliminary investigation of this complaint a VB team from Ludhiana range laid a trap and the said accused has been arrested red handed in the presence of two official witnesses while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant. In this regard a case under section 7, 7A of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at PS VB Range Ludhiana. The said accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow. Further investigation into this case was under progress and role of other officials of GLADA would be examined.
