Punjab: Five veterinary officers dismissed
In a bold move to address negligence and absenteeism, Punjab Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday terminated the services of five veterinary officers with immediate effect.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Saturday nabbed Patwari Ranjodh Singh posted at Revenue Circle Pahuwind in Tarn Taran district for accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 through digital payment application – Google Pay. The official was arrested on the complaint of Paramjit Singh, a resident of Amritsar.
An official spokesperson of the VB said that the complainant had lodged a complaint on the anti-corruption portal on 23 June alleging the patwari took a bribe of Rs 4,000 in lieu of issuing a copy of Jamabandi of a land, which was registered in his father’s name. A copy of Jamabandi was required to get a loan from a Bank against the land.
After preliminary investigation of this complaint, the VB today arrested the accused Patwari for accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from the complainant. In this regard, a case under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused Patwari at Police Station VB, Amritsar Range.
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